Clinically relevant injury patterns after an anterior cruciate ligament injury provide insight into injury mechanisms

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 385-395

  Levine, Jason W ^a   Kiapour, Ata M ^a   Quatman, Carmen E ^b   Wordeman, Samuel C ^b   Goel, Vijay K ^c   Hewett, Timothy E ^b   Demetropoulos, Constantine K ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Ohio State University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; bone bruise; injury mechanism; knee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIBIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873388379     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512465167     Document Type: Article

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