Injury to the first rib synchondrosis in a rugby footballer

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-132

  Kemp, S P T ^a,c   Targett, S G R ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costochondral; Rib; Rugby; Sternoclavicular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISLOCATION; FIRST RIB; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RIB CARTILAGE; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT;

EID: 0032955771     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.33.2.131     Document Type: Article

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