Racial differences in tendon rupture incidence

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 617-620

  Owens, Brett ^a   Mountcastle, S ^a   White, D ^b  

^a KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemilogy; Military; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; PATELLA TENDON; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDON RUPTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RUPTURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447523987     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964837     Document Type: Article

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