Soccer causes degenerative changes in the cervical spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-82

  Kartal, Alparslan ^a   Yildiran, Ibrahim ^b   Şenköylü, Alparslan ^c   Korkusuz, Feza ^c  

^a CANKAYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Low impact recurrent trauma; Magnetic resonance; Radiology; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK INJURIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SOCCER; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 1442351416     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0623-y     Document Type: Article

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