Upper extremity injuries in the National Football League: Part I: Hand and digital injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1938-1944

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

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American football; Hand; Injury; National Football League; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINGER INJURY; FOOTBALL; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT DISLOCATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

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

EID: 52149090090     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508318197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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