Risk Factors for Hamstring Injuries in Male Soccer Players: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-262

  van Beijsterveldt, A M C ^a   van de Port, I G L ^a   Vereijken, A J ^b   Backx, F J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hamstring injury; Prospective study; Risk factors; Soccer

Indexed keywords

AGE; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCCER; THIGH;

AGE FACTORS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; THIGH;

EID: 84877676998     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01487.x     Document Type: Review

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