Analysis of injuries in long-distance triathletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-276

  Egermann, M ^a   Brocai, D ^a   Lill, C A ^a   Schmitt, H ^a,b  

^a Stift Orthopadische U   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Coach; Medical care; Performance level; Sex; Training habits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTUSION; CYCLING; FEMALE; GENDER; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCLE INJURY; RUNNING; SKIN ABRASION; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; TENDON INJURY; TRAINING; TRIATHLON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING; TENDON INJURIES; TIME;

EID: 0038131066     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39498     Document Type: Article

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