A prospective study of snowkiting injuries

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1534-1540

  Moroder, Philipp ^a   Runer, Armin ^b   Hoffelner, Thomas ^a   Frick, Nora ^a   Resch, Herbert ^a   Tauber, Mark ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

injury rate; snowkiting; sports injury epidemiology; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; WINTER SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER; SNOW SPORTS;

EID: 79960147025     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511398214     Document Type: Article

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