Catastrophic spine injuries in sports

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-49

  Boden, Barry P ^a   Prior, Chris ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BASEBALL; CERVICAL SPINE; DIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WRESTLING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASEBALL; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CAUSALITY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIVING; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; SPINAL INJURIES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; WRESTLING;

EID: 33745545926     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CSMR.0000306071.44520.f9     Document Type: Article

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