The epidemiology of sports-related fractures of the hand

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1377-1383

  Aitken, Stuart ^a   Court Brown, Charles M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fractures; Hand; Sports; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 56949098621     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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