A rare reason for the end of a career in competitive tennis

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-122

  Trieb, Klemens ^a,b   Huber, W ^a   Kainberger, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Klinikum Wels   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fractures, bone; Pseudoarthrosis; Ribs; Sports; Tennis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RIB; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; TENNIS;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MALE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RIBS; RISK FACTORS; TENNIS;

EID: 40249102283     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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