Items tagged “sports injuries”
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Little leaguer's elbow
The little leaguer's elbow was initially coined to describe medial epicondyle avulsion, but more recently it refers to a range of acquired elbow abnormalities in a skeletally immature patient engaged in overhead sports such as tennis, baseball, etc.
Epidemiology
It occurs in skeletally immatur...
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Pivot shift test
The pivot shift test forms part of the orthopedic examination of a post-traumatic knee. A positive test shows high specificity for injury of the anterior cruciate ligament.
Procedure
The pivot shift test is performed on a supine patient.
At the start the subject's knee is permitted to droop ...
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Cuboid syndrome
Cuboid syndrome is a cause of lateral midfoot pain, believed to result from abnormal articulation of the cuboid with the calcaneus (calcaneocuboid joint).
Clinical presentation
Cuboid syndrome presents with lateral foot pain and swelling, often diffuse and similar to an ankle (ligament) sprain...
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Extensor carpi ulnaris tendinopathy
Extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendinopathy is varied and includes tendinosis, (stenosing) tenosynovitis, tendon instability, and (rarely) rupture.
Epidemiology
Athletes at increased risk of ECU tendinopathy include those who participate in 1,2:
racquet sports, e.g. tennis
club sports, e...
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Triceps tendinopathy
Triceps tendinopathy is the least common tendon injury of the elbow, and most commonly presents as rupture.
Epidemiology
There is a male predominance 1.
Pathology
Triceps tendinopathy can range from tendinosis through to complete triceps tendon rupture 1,2.
Rupture most commonly occurs at ...
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Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy has been defined as "persistent tendon pain and loss of function related to mechanical loading" 7 but is also used as a broad term used to describe any problem involving a tendon.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of tendinopathy in the general population is 2-5%. Active and sporting in...
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Olecranon stress fracture
Olecranon stress fractures are one of the three types of fractures that may occur in the olecranon in throwing and overhead athletes 1.
Epidemiology
Olecranon stress fractures predominantly occur in throwing and overhead athletes including sports such as baseball, gymnastics, weight lifting, t...
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Iliotibial band syndrome
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19 Jan 2019
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Popliteus tendinopathy
Popliteus tendinopathy is a knee injury that typically occurs in combination with other traumatic injuries of the lateral knee, especially posterolateral corner structures, posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and meniscus 1. Less commonly, the tendinopathy may be secondary to non-traumatic causes...
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Rectus femoris injury - intramuscular degloving
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15 May 2019
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Muscle tear
Muscle tears or strains are common injuries, both in athletes and non-athletes.
Terminology
Muscle strain is a term that is used variably clinically and in the medical literature. The Munich consensus statement (expert level evidence) states muscle tear is the preferred term denoting "structu...
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Ankle syndesmotic injury
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28 Jun 2019
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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
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25 Aug 2019
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Metatarsal fatigue and insufficiency (stress) fractures
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07 Jul 2019
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Hamstring injury
Hamstring injuries are the most common muscle injury, and are very common in athletes and can cause a significant loss of playing time depending on the sport.
Epidemiology
Amongst professional athletes, hamstring injuries are reported to make up 15% of all injuries in Australian Football play...
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Tibial and fibular shaft fractures - in ski boot
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21 Aug 2019
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Biker's nodule
Biker's nodule refers to a mass in the perineum that occur in cyclists.
Epidemiology
In keeping with bicycling being a male dominated recreational activity, the pathology is most commonly found in young-middle aged males, more commonly during first 6 to 12 months of taking up the sport.
Path...
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Proximal iliotibial band syndrome
Proximal iliotibial band syndrome represents a strain injury of the proximal iliotibial band enthesis at the iliac tubercle.
Epidemiology
Usually presents in young athletes (although can present in non-athletes). There may be increased predilection in patients who are overweight 2.
There may ...
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Prepatellar quadriceps continuation separation - bilateral
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15 Dec 2021
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Medial meniscus bucket handle tear and semimembranosus injury
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02 Mar 2022
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