Wrist pain, distal radial physeal injury, and ulnar variance in young gymnasts: Does a relationship exist?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 879-885

  DiFiori, John P ^a,b   Puffer, James C ^a   Aish, Bassil ^c   Dorey, Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Beach Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE INJURY; BONE PAIN; BONE STRESS; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULNA; WRIST PAIN; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036891852     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465020300062001     Document Type: Article

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