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Collagen Gene Variants Previously Associated With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Are Also Associated With Joint Laxity
29 Jun 2012
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic association studies demonstrate a relationship between several collagen gene variants and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, yet the mechanism of these relationships is still unclear. Joint laxity is a heritable trait; increased magnitudes of anterior knee laxity (AKL), genu recurvatum (GR), and general joint laxity (GJL) have been consistently associated with a greater risk of ACL...
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