Common lower limb sports-related overuse injuries in young athletes

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-319

  Lau, Leok Lim ^a   Mahadev, Arjandas ^b   Hui, James H P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Apophysitis; Osgood Schlatter disease; Osteochondritis dissecan; Overuse injuries; Sever's disease; Sinding Larson Johansson disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSGOOD SCHLATTER DISEASE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEVER DISEASE; SINDING LARSON JOHANSSON DISEASE; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 46349090648     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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