The effect of playing surface on the incidence of ACL injuries in national collegiate athletic association American football

Knee

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-195

  Dragoo, Jason L ^a   Braun, Hillary J ^a   Harris, Alex H S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; American football; Anterior cruciate ligament; Artificial turf; Grass; Injury; Playing surface

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL PLAYING SURFACE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; FOOTBALL INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; POACEAE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84876872785     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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