The bicycle spoke injury: An avoidable accident?

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 170-173

  D'Souza, L G ^a,b   Hynes, D E ^a,c   McManus, F ^a,c   O'Brien, T M ^a,c   Stephens, M M ^a,c,e   Waide, V ^a,d  

^a Children's Hospital ^*

^b Children's University Hospital   (Ireland)

^c Children's Hospital   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; WIND;

EID: 0029970564     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079601700310     Document Type: Article

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