Epidemiology of knee injuries among U.S. high school athletes, 2005/2006-2010/2011

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 462-469

  Swenson, David M ^a   Collins, Christy L ^b   Best, Thomas M ^c,d   Flanigan, David C ^c,d   Fields, Sarah K ^d   Comstock, R Dawn ^b,e  

^a Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; meniscus; Sports; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT; MALE; PATELLA; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PATELLA; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875209650     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318277acca     Document Type: Article

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