Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1031-1036 , December 2010

The association between lower extremity energy absorption and biomechanical factors related to anterior cruciate ligament injury

  • Marc F. Norcross

      Affiliations

    • Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. The University of North Carolina, 209 Fetzer Gymnasium, CB# 8700, Chapel Hill, NC, USA 27599-8700.
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  • J. Troy Blackburn

      Affiliations

    • Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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  • Benjamin M. Goerger

      Affiliations

    • Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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  • Darin A. Padua

      Affiliations

    • Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Received 21 October 2009 ,Accepted 28 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.07.013

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1031-1036 , December 2010

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