Catastrophic injuries in pole vaulters: A prospective 9-year follow-up study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1488-1494

  Boden, Barry P ^a   Boden, Matthew G ^a   Peter, Rebecca G ^b   Mueller, Fred O ^c   Johnson, Jan E ^d  

^a Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b Pole Vault Power   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d National Pole Vault Safety Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

catastrophic injuries; mechanism; pole vaulting; prevention

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPORT; THORAX INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PELVIC BONES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC INJURIES; TRACK AND FIELD; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863511022     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512446682     Document Type: Article

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