Injury patterns in professional arena football

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Herbenick, Michael A ^a,e   King, Jonathan S ^b   Altobelli, Grant ^c   Nguyen, Brian ^d   Podesta, Luga ^c,d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

^c KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^d Los Angeles Avengers   (United States)

^e WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arena football injuries; Epidemiology; Injury patterns; Injury rates; Professional football

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349192587     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507308933     Document Type: Article

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