Injuries in amateur soccer players on artificial turf: A one-season prospective study

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 146-151

  Sousa, Pedro ^a   Rebelo, António ^a   Brito, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Association football; Competitive level; Incidence; Injury risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FOOT INJURY; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY; THIGH; TOE INJURY;

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL; COMPETITIVE LEVEL; INCIDENCE; INJURY RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCCER;

EID: 84880506621     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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