The effect of hypermobility on the incidence of injuries in elite-level professional soccer players: A cohort study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 763-769

  Konopinski, Matt D ^a   Jones, Gareth J ^a   Johnson, Mark I ^a,b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Pallium Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hypermobility; injury; prevalence; soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; SOCCER; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859485233     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511430198     Document Type: Article

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