Mechanisms of traumatic shoulder injury in elite rugby players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 538-542

  Crichton, James ^a   Jones, Doug R ^b   Funk, Lennard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^c WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SPORT INJURY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861900938     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090688     Document Type: Article

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