The effect of wrist guards on bone strain in the distal forearm

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 500-506

  Staebler, Michael P ^a   Moore, Douglas C ^a,b   Akelman, Edward ^a   Weiss, Arnold Peter C ^a   Fadale, Paul D ^a   Crisco III, Joseph J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOADING TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIUS; RIGIDITY; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; ULNA; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0032837968     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270041501     Document Type: Article

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