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Sports related injuries are common, more and more amateur players are turning in to professional, they play all year round. Any organ can be affected by injuries, skin is no exception. Skin injuries result in loss of training time, some skin diseases get aggravated by sports, a player can be disqualified because of an infectious disease. A primary care physician with knowledge of sports related skin injuries can be a great asset in the prevention and treatment of these disorders.
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Zaidi, Z., Hussain, K., Sudhakaran, S. (2019). Sports Related Skin Injuries. In: Treatment of Skin Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89581-9_30
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