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  1. Rafael Arriaza
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  1. Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sports Medicine Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ramin Kordi MD, MSc (Sports Med), PhD

  2. Keele University School of Medicine, Stoke on Trent, UK

    Nicola Maffulli MD, MS, PhD, FRCS (Orth) (Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery) (Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery)

  3. Sports Medicine Grant and Orthopaedic Associates, Columbus, OH, USA

    Randall R. Wroble MD

  4. Division of Orthopaedic & Accident Surgery, School of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    W. Angus Wallace FRCS (Ed & Eng). FRCS (Orth)

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Arriaza, R. (2009). Karate. In: Kordi, R., Maffulli, N., Wroble, R.R., Wallace, W.A. (eds) Combat Sports Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-354-5_16

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