Value of sonography combined with clinical assessment to evaluate muscle injury severity in Athletes

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 500-504

  Guillodo, Yannick ^a   Bouttier, Ronan ^a   Saraux, Alain ^a  

^a Cavale Blanche Teaching Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Contusions; Diagnostic imaging; Return to sport; Sports; Strains

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPORTS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855211939     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-46.5.500     Document Type: Article

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