The epidemiology of sports-related injuries in older adults: A central European epidemiologic study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 448-454

  Kammerlander, Christian ^a   Braito, Matthias ^a   Kates, Stephen ^b   Jeske, Christian ^a   Roth, Tobias ^a   Blauth, Michael ^a   Dallapozza, Christian ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Elderly; Epidemiology; Fracture; Geriatric trauma; Sports injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CYCLING; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LEG INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; TENDON INJURY; WOUND;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SKIING; TRAUMA CENTERS; WALKING;

EID: 84872151064     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/8273     Document Type: Article

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