Epidemiology of syndesmosis injuries in intercollegiate football: Incidence and risk factors from national collegiate athletic association injury surveillance system data from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-282

  Hunt, Kenneth J ^a   George, Elizabeth ^a   Harris, Alex H S ^a   Dragoo, Jason L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial turf; Eversion ankle sprain; High ankle sprain; North American football; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOOTBALL; GAME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

ANKLE INJURIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879890774     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31827ee829     Document Type: Article

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