Time-trends and circumstances surrounding ankle injuries in men's professional football: An 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 748-753

  Waldén, Markus ^a   Hägglund, Martin ^a   Ekstrand, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; INJURY;

ABSENTEEISM; ANKLE INJURIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880427765     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092223     Document Type: Review

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