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Is There a Genetic Predisposition to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear? A Systematic Review.
The American journal of sports medicine - 1 Dec 2016
John Rakesh, Dhillon Mandeep Singh, Sharma Siddhartha, Prabhakar Sharad, Bhandari Mohit
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BACKGROUND: Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are among the most common knee ligament injuries and frequently warrant reconstruction. The etiopathogenesis of these injuries has focused mainly on mechanism of trauma, patient sex, and anatomic factors as predisposing causes. Several genetic factors that could predispose to an ACL tear have recently been reported. PURPOSE: This systematic review...
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