Finger pain in rock climbers: Reaching the right differential diagnosis and therapy

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Schoffl V R ^a,b,c   Schoffl I ^b  

^a KLINIKUM BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finger; Injuries; Osteoarthrosis; Pulley; Rock climbing; Tenosynovitis

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MOUNTAINEERING; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MOUNTAINEERING;

EID: 34247372271     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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