The effects of level of competition, sport, and sex on the incidence of first-time noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1806-1812

  Beynnon, Bruce D ^a   Vacek, Pamela M ^a   Newell, Maira K ^a   Tourville, Timothy W ^a   Smith, Helen C ^a   Shultz, Sandra J ^b   Slauterbeck, James R ^a   Johnson, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; anterior cruciate ligament; epidemiology; first time; incidence; injury; noncontact; rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907202872     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514540862     Document Type: Article

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