Hip joint range of motion restriction precedes athletic chronic groin injury

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 463-466

  Verrall, Geoffrey M ^a   Slavotinek, John P ^b   Barnes, Peter G ^a   Esterman, Adrian ^c   Oakeshott, Roger D ^a   Spriggins, Anthony J ^a  

^a SPORTSMEDSA Sports Medicine Clinic   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic groin injury; Hip joint range of motion; Hip stiffness

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HIP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FOOTBALL; GROIN; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35349004576     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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