Mechanisms of cervical spine injury in rugby union: Is it premature to abandon hyperflexion as the main mechanism underpinning injury?

Christopher R. Dennison; Erin M. Macri; Peter A. Cripton

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091257

Mechanisms of cervical spine injury in rugby union: Is it premature to abandon hyperflexion as the main mechanism underpinning injury?

Christopher R. Dennison
, Erin M. Macri
, Peter A. Cripton^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

University of British Columbia

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	545-549
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume	46
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091257
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012

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