Epidemiology of ankle and foot overuse injuries in sports: A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 669-686

  Sobhani, S ^a   Dekker, R ^a   Postema, K ^a   Dijkstra, P U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Fractures; Incidence; Overuse injuries; Prevalence; Stress; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE INJURY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FOOT; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; OVERUSE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RUNNING; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY; STRESS; STRESS FRACTURE; TENDINITIS;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; OVERUSE INJURIES; PREVALENCE; STRESS; TENDINOPATHY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FOOT BONES; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, STRESS; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84888110925     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01509.x     Document Type: Review

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