Knee ligament behavior following a controlled loading protocol does not differ by menstrual cycle day

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• 作者：Carcia ; Christopher R. ; Shultz ; Sandra J. ; Granata ; Kevin P. ; Gansneder ; Bruce M. ; Perrin ; David H.
• 关键词：ACL ; Estradiol ; Displacement ; Stiffness ; KT-2000
• 刊名：Clinical Biomechanics
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：December, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：19
• 期：10
• 页码：1048-1054
• 全文大小：330 K

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Background. Females experience a disproportionate number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries compared to males. Increased estradiol concentration has been suggested to alter ligament properties and strength. Determining whether the knee responds differently to an external load at various hormonal levels may be helpful in further explaining the gender disparity.