Injuries to kickers in American football: The national football league experience

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1166-1173

  Brophy, Robert H ^a   Wright, Rick W ^a   Powell, John W ^b   Matava, Matthew J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Football; Injury; Placekicker; Punter; Sprain; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953310887     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509357836     Document Type: Article

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