Patterns of recurrent injuries among US high school athletes, 2005-2008

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1586-1593

  Swenson, David M ^a,b   Yard, Ellen E ^b   Fields, Sarah K ^c   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; High school; Injury; Recurrent injury; Reinjury; Sports; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SHOULDER INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449698796     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509332500     Document Type: Article

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