The epidemiology of shoulder injuries in English professional rugby union

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1537-1543

  Headey, Julia ^a   Brooks, John H M ^b   Kemp, Simon P T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular joint injuries; Injury surveillance; Risk factors; Shoulder dislocation instability

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; RUGBY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER INJURY; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY SIZE; CAUSALITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34548134521     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507300691     Document Type: Article

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