The cervical spine of professional front-row rugby players: Correlation between degenerative changes and symptoms

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-263

  Hogan, B A ^a   Hogan, N A ^a,c   Vos, P M ^b   Eustace, S J ^c   Kenny, P J ^c  

^a Sports Surgery Clinic   (Ireland)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Degenerative change; Front row; Rugby

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; ACUTE DISEASE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOOTBALL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION;

EID: 77954425754     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0432-3     Document Type: Article

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