Outcome of grade I and II hamstring injuries in intercollegiate athletes: A novel rehabilitation protocol

Sports Health

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 528-533

  Kilcoyne, Kelly G ^a   Dickens, Jonathan F ^a   Keblish, David ^b   Rue, John Paul ^b   Chronister, Ray ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

athletes; hamstring muscle; injury; rehabilitation; return to sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755185830     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738111422044     Document Type: Article

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