Sports injuries in an America's Cup yachting crew: A 4-year epidemiological study covering the 2007 challenge

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 711-717

  Hadała, Michał ^a   Barrios, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

America's Cup; Epidemiology; Incidence; Injury; Sailing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SAILOR; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SPORTS SCIENCE; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SHIPS;

EID: 67650215617     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410902785487     Document Type: Article

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