title: Injuries in women's gymnastics. The state of the art.
abstract: This article takes a three-stage approach to the topic of injuries in women's gymnastics. In the first stage, we review the literature and summarize our current knowledge of injury rates, injuries in specific events, and anatomical location of injuries. In the second, we critically evaluate the relative contributions of these studies in terms of their generalizability, methods, and conceptual approaches. Finally, we present possible directions for future research in the area of women's gymnastic injuries.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McAuley
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hudash
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Albright
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garrick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Requa
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006173:Gymnastics; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design