Shoulder Injuries to Quarterbacks in the National Football League

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 328-331

  Kelly, Bryan T ^a   Barnes, Ronnie P ^b   Powell, John W ^c   Warren, Russell F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK GIANTS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AC joint; Quarterback; Rotator cuff; Shoulder injury; Throwing

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ATHLETE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; SYNOVITIS; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOVEMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1242316242     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503261737     Document Type: Review

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