Items tagged “sports”

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Posteromedial elbow impingement

Posteromedial elbow impingement is a throwing-induced elbow injury caused by the mechanical bony or soft tissue abutment of the posteromedial elbow joint due to repetitive micro-trauma affecting the posteromedial fossa. It can occur in isolation or as one manifestation of valgus extension overlo...
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Sports injuries: overhead elbow

Overhead elbow sports injuries are a group of pathologies seen in sports activities with overhead throwing or strokes, e.g. tennis, volleyball, baseball, javelin throwing. There has been a tremendous increase in the number of participants in these sports activities worldwide. Pathology During ...
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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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Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow

Posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) of the elbow is the most common pattern of elbow instability, most commonly seen following posterior elbow dislocation 1. It is characterized by 2-4: posterolateral subluxation/dislocation of the radial head relative to the capitellum posterior displa...
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Osborne-Cotterill lesion

Osborne-Cotterill lesions represent a shear or depression fracture of the posteroinferior aspect of the capitellum and an avulsed fragment in posterolateral elbow most commonly seen in patients with chronic posterolateral rotatory instability.  Pathology It is thought to be due to posterolater...
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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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Tendinosis

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...
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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

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 15 May 2019
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Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury

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 ...
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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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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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Biceps femoris injury - BAC grade 3c

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 19 Jul 2019
92% complete
MRI
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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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Latissimus dorsi injury

Latissimus dorsi muscle injuries refer to muscle injuries of the latissimus dorsi muscle or tendon and have gained increasing awareness as sports injuries.  Epidemiology The injury is fairly uncommon and mainly seen in overhead athletes, e.g. professional baseball pitchers 1. Risk factors ov...
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Lateral ankle sprain

Lateral ankle sprains are defined as traumatic injury to the lateral ankle ligament complex due to an inversion injury or plantar flexion and adduction and are one of the most common injuries in sportive as well as recreational activities. Epidemiology Lateral ankle sprains are the most common...

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