Ulnar variance and skeletal maturity of radius and ulna in female gymnasts

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 653-657

  Beunen, Gaston ^a   Malina, Robert M ^b   Claessens, Albrecht L ^b   Lefevre, Johan ^b   Thomis, Martine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone age; Epiphyseal union; Epiphysis; Growth plate; Gymnastics; Ulnar overgrowth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; EPIPHYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RADIUS; SPORT; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS;

EID: 0032915928     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199905000-00005     Document Type: Article

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