Effects of the playing surface on plantar pressures and potential injuries in tennis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 733-738

  Girard, Oliver ^a,b   Eicher, F ^b   Fourchet, F ^c   Micallef, J P ^b   Millet, G P ^c  

^a Faculty of Sport Sciences   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PERFORMANCE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTING EVENT; TENNIS;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; TENNIS;

EID: 35948940029     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.036707     Document Type: Article

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