Risk factors for water sports-related cervical spine injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1041-1046

  Chang, Spencer K Y ^a   Tominaga, Gail T ^a,b,c   Wong, Jan H ^a   Weldon, Edward J ^a   Kaan, Kenneth T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Water sports related cervical spine injuries; Wave force impacts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; BODY BOARDING; BODY BUILD; BODYSURFING; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASHORE; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOSIS; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WAVE FORCED IMPACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BATHING BEACHES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DIVING; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANS AND SEAS; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SWIMMING; WATER MOVEMENTS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33646865906     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000218256.39295.8f     Document Type: Article

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