The effect of wrist guards on wrist and arm injuries among snowboarders: A systematic review

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-150

  Russell, Kelly ^a,f   Hagel, Brent ^b   Francescutti, Louis Hugo ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Pan Alberta Coalition for Cellphone Free Driving   (Canada)

^f Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injury; Snowboard; Systematic review; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW INJURY; EMBASE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER INJURY; SKIING; SPRAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST GUARD; WRIST INJURY;

ARM INJURIES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SKIING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 34247153980     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31803f901b     Document Type: Review

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