Head and neck injuries in professional soccer

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 255-260

  Nilsson, Michael ^a,b   Hägglund, Martin ^a,c   Ekstrand, Jan ^a,c   Waldén, Markus ^a,c  

^a Football Research Group   (Sweden)

^b Angelholm Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concussion; Football; Injury incidence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EYE INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LACERATION; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; TRAINING; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879880517     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31827ee6f8     Document Type: Article

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