A population-based nationwide study of cruciate ligament injury in Sweden, 2001-2009: Incidence, treatment, and sex differences

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1808-1813

  Nordenvall, Richard ^a   Bahmanyar, Shahram ^b,c   Adami, Johanna ^b   Stenros, Carin ^a   Wredmark, Torsten ^a   Felländer Tsai, Li ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; cruciate ligament; epidemiology; incidence; nationwide study; population based; surgical reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864680166     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512449306     Document Type: Article

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