Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies
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- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 8 (3) , 141-150
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-200005000-00001
Abstract
An estimated 80,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears occur annually in the United States. The highest incidence is in individuals 15 to 25 years old who participate in pivoting sports. With an estimated cost for these injuries of almost a billion dollars per year, the ability to identiKeywords
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