In vivo evidence for tibial plateau slope as a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1673-1681

  Wordeman, Samuel C ^a,b,c   Quatman, Carmen E ^a,b   Kaeding, Christopher C ^a   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b,c,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL risk factors; anterior cruciate ligament; noncontact injury; tibial slope

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 84863512887     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512442307     Document Type: Review

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