Normative values for the KOOS and WOMAC in a young athletic population: History of knee ligament injury is associated with lower scores

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 582-589

  Cameron, Kenneth L ^a   Thompson, Brandon S ^a   Peck, Karen Y ^a   Owens, Brett D ^a   Marshall, Stephen W ^b,c   Svoboda, Steven J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

injury history; KOOS; norms; reference values; sex; WOMAC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84874846011     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512472330     Document Type: Article

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