Items tagged “sports medicine”

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...

Tendinosis (plural: tendinoses) is a term used to refer to the chronic degeneration of a tendon with damage at the cellular level.  Terminology There is significant overlap in the use of tendinosis and tendinopathy, with the terms often used interchangeably in clinical practice. Tendinosis has...

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...

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...

Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries are a relatively frequent ankle injury, although less common than a fracture or lateral ankle sprain. They are estimated to comprise ~10% (range 1-20%) of ankle injuries.  Epidemiology Associations anterior talofibular ligament injury fracture / bone ...

Muscle injuries is a broad term encompassing many pathologies and these are common injuries in both elite and amateur athletes as well as in the general population.  Clinical presentation Typically, muscle injuries present with pain and loss of function. Clinically, they can be graded as 1: ...

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...

Ischial avulsion injuries are considered the most severe hamstring injury. Epidemiology These are rare injuries and are more common in adolescents than in adults 2.  Pathology In adolescents, the injury involves avulsion of the apophysis causing a small fragment of bone to detach 2.  In adu...