Skiing injuries in children, adolescents, and adults

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-32

  Deibert, M C ^a,b   Aronsson, D D ^a,c   Johnson, R J ^a,c   Ettlinger, C F ^a   Shealy, J E ^a  

^a Bozeman Bone and Joint Clinic ^*  (United States)

^b Bozeman Bone and Joint Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THUMB INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0031909740     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199801000-00006     Document Type: Article

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