Current concepts for injury prevention in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 216-224

  Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b   Di Stasi, Stephanie L ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^a,b,c,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL injury prevention; ACL risk factors; Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Second injury

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879302540     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512459638     Document Type: Article

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