Rib stress fractures in elite rowers. A case series and proposed mechanism

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 516-519

  Karlson, Kristine A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE; TRAINING;

EID: 0031845688     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465980260040701     Document Type: Article

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