Shoulder injuries in elite rugby union football matches: Epidemiology and mechanisms.

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Abstract

Shoulder injuries in rugby union football have been the focus of few in-depth studies, despite their frequency and severity. The study's objective was to describe the incidence, patterns and mechanisms of shoulder injuries in rugby.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Sci Med Sport

Title: Journal of science and medicine in sport

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1878-1861

ISSN (Print): 1878-1861

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2015

Volume: 18

Issue: 5

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia.

[2 ] Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention, Federation University Australia, Australia. Electronic address: as.mcintosh@bigpond.com.

[3 ] New Zealand Rugby Union, New Zealand.

[4 ] Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1440-2440(14)00146-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.07.020

PubMed ID: 25156881

SO-VID: bf2531e4-96f3-4ef6-9744-c3ce6093bde5

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Keywords: Injury surveillance,Sports injury,Video analysis

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Keywords: Injury surveillance, Sports injury, Video analysis

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