Gender differences in the Achilles tendon load during the fencing lunge

Background: Recent epidemiological analyses in fencing have shown that injuries and pain linked specifically to fencing training/competition were evident in 92.8% of fencers. Specifically the prevalence of Achilles tendon pathology has increased substantially in recent years, and males have been ide...

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Main Authors: Sinclair Jonathan Kenneth, Bottoms Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku 2014-10-01
Series:Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bjha.2014.6.issue-3/bjha-2014-0018/bjha-2014-0018.xml?format=INT