Article
Influence of biological factors on injuries occurrence in the Polish population.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 2 Jun 2016
Stępień-Słodkowska Marta, Ficek Krzysztof, Kaczmarczyk Mariusz, Maciejewska Agnieszka, Sawczuk Marek, Eider Jerzy, Sygit Marian, Leońska-Duniec Agata, Ziętek Paweł, Sygit Katarzyna, Cieszczyk Paweł
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Anterior cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most common knee injuries in sports. Although various intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors have been identified, the exact aetiology of the injury is not yet fully understood. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the collagen type I (COL1A1) gene have been shown to be associated with several complex connective tissue disorders. The...
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