Efficacy and degree of bias in knee injury prevention studies: A systematic review of RCTs sports

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 308-316

  Grimm, Nathan L ^a   Shea, Kevin G ^b   Leaver, Ryan W ^c   Aoki, Stephen K ^a   Carey, James L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Intermountain Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION STUDY; VAN TULDER CRITICAL APPRAISAL TOOL;

EID: 84871610962     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2565-3     Document Type: Review

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