Citation

Taimela S, Kujala UM, Osterman K. Int. Orthop. 1991; 15(2): 75-77.

Affiliation

Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports Medical Research Unit, Turku, Finland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1917197

Abstract

Reaction time, choice reaction time and mental ability were measured in a sample of 123 young men. Previous musculoskeletal injuries were noted. Eight subjects who had experienced a bone fracture in the preceding 20 months had significantly longer choice reaction time and poorer mental ability test results than the non-injured. This preliminary result shows that long choice reaction time and poor performance on mental ability tests are associated with accidental musculoskeletal injuries.

Language: en