Predisposing risk factors for non-contact ACL injuries in military subjects

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1554-1559

  Evans, Korboi N ^a   Kilcoyne, Kelly G ^a   Dickens, Jonathan F ^a   Rue, John Paul ^b   Giuliani, Jeffrey ^a   Gwinn, David ^a   Wilckens, John H ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; BMI; Knee; Notch width; Notch width index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864379049     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1755-y     Document Type: Article

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