Injuries to the cervical spine in American football players

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 112-122

  Torg, Joseph S ^a   Guille, James T ^a   Jaffe, Suzanne ^a  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MECHANICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036059414     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200201000-00017     Document Type: Review

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