Diseases

Athletic Injuries

Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Injuries, Athletic
  • Injuries, Sports
  • Sports Injuries
  • Athletic Injury
  • Injury, Athletic
  • Injury, Sports
  • Sports Injury

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific sport /inj; when general, coordinate with specific injury; distinguish from SPORTS MEDICINE; TENNIS ELBOW is available but see note there

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Sport Medicine (1966-1967)
  • Sports (1966-1967)

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  1. C26w.115w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Athletic Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001265. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001265
  2. Athletic Injuries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_injury
  3. Athletic Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093360