Fencing

The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: An IOC Medical Commission Publication, Epidemiology of Injury in Olympic Sports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 124-132

  Harmer, Peter A ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronometry of injuries in fencing; Direct impact of opponents' blade inciting event; Exposure based study of fencing injury; Extrinsic risk factor reported event (foil, p e, saber); Fencing in Olympiad of modern era; First event for women (individual foil); Injury type distribution in fencing; Percent distribution of injury by anatomical location; Rapid change of direction and strong lunging knee and ankle at risk; Slipping, tripping, or stepping on edge of piste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942650079     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316872.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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