Upper extremity injuries in the National Football League: Part II: Elbow, forearm, and wrist injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1945-1952

  Carlisle, John C ^a   Goldfarb, Charles A ^a   Mall, Nathan ^a   Powell, John W ^b   Matava, Matthew J ^a,c  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American football; Injury; National Football League; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ATHLETE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELBOW INJURY; FOOTBALL; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPRAIN; WRIST INJURY;

FOOTBALL; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 52149085646     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508318198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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