The 2012 ABJS nicolas andry award: The sequence of prevention: A systematic approach to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injury knee

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2930-2940

  Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b,c   Myer, Gregory D ^a,b,c,d   Ford, Kevin R ^b,c,e   Paterno, Mark V ^b   Quatman, Carmen E ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^e HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84866353092     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2440-2     Document Type: Article

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