Risk factors associated with exertional medial tibial pain: A 12 month prospective clinical study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 441-445

  Burne, S G ^a,b   Khan, K M ^c   Boudville, P B ^d   Mallet, R J ^d   Newman, P M ^d   Steinman, L J ^d   Thornton, E ^d  

^a University of NSW ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Duntroon Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG PAIN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 3843052619     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.004499     Document Type: Article

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