The ACL: Anatomy, biomechanics, mechanisms of injury, and the gender disparity

ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete: Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning Programs

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-24

  Noyes, Frank R ^a,b   Barber Westin, Sue D ^b  

^a Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 84895072387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32592-2_1     Document Type: Chapter

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