Stress Fractures of the Femoral Shaft in Athletes—More Common Than Expected: A New Clinical Test

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 248-256

  Johnson, Alan W ^a   Weiss, Carl B ^a   Wheeler, Donald L ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0028316847     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659402200216     Document Type: Article

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