Rugby injuries: A review of concepts and current literature

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-93

  Kaplan, Kevin M ^a   Goodwillie, Andrew ^b   Strauss, Eric J ^a   Rosen, Jeffrey E ^a,b  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCUSSION; DISLOCATION; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LACERATION; LEG INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MUSCLE INJURY; NECK INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RUGBY; SAFETY; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46049116301     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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