The epidemiology of knee injuries in english professional rugby union

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 818-830

  Dallalana, Richard J ^a   Brooks, John H M ^b   Kemp, Simon P T ^b   Williams, Andrew M ^c  

^a St Vincents & Mercy Private Hospital   (Australia)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL injuries; Injury surveillance; MCL injuries; Risk factors; Rugby

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250353166     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506296738     Document Type: Article

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