Femur and tibial plateau fractures in alpine skiing

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1440, 2003, Pages 140-148

  Shealy, J E ^a   Johnson, R J ^b   Ettlinger, C F ^c  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Vermont Ski Safety Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Femur fractures; Injury rates; Ski injuries; Tibial plateau fractures; Tibial shaft fractures

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); ORTHOPEDICS; RISKS;

FEMUR; TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES;

SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0038182484     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp10968s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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