Tennis

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 277-293

  Pluim, Babette M ^a   Staal, J Bart ^b  

^a The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in tennis players; Calf muscle strain or "tennis leg"; Identifying risk factors in tennis; Lower extremity frequently injured region in tennis players; Osteoarthritis of lower extremities; Pattern of injury onset varying by injury location; Tennis part of the Summer Olympic Games, 1896; Tennis elbow, injury rates being quite high; Tennis injuries volume of play, skill level, match play, playing surface, shoes, and equipment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955746830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316872.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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