Sport-Specific Yearly Risk and Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in High School Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2716-2723

  Gornitzky, Alex L ^a   Lott, Ariana ^a   Yellin, Joseph L ^a   Fabricant, Peter D ^a   Lawrence, J Todd ^a   Ganley, Theodore J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; adolescent; high school; incidence; pediatric; risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; RISK; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84989923838     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546515617742     Document Type: Review

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