Injury risk factors in parachuting and acceptability of the parachute ankle brace

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 689-694

  Knapik, Joseph J ^a   Spiess, Anita ^a   Swedler, David ^a   Grier, Tyson ^a   Darakjy, Salima ^a   Amoroso, Paul ^b   Jones, Bruce H ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Age; Height; Physical fitness; Prior injury; Push ups; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AERONAUTICAL SPORT; AGE; AIRCRAFT; ANKLE INJURY; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRACE; FALLING; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; AVIATION; BRACES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46249102604     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2273.2008     Document Type: Article

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