Athletic Injuries - Etiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tibiofemoral alignment: contributing factors to noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The mechanisms of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury remain undefined. The purpose of this study was to identify the tibiofemoral alignment in the lateral compartment of the knee for three variations of a one-limb landing in ... Read more...

Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst: a case report.

30 Aug 2009 Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is a rare clinical event that may occur following chest trauma. This complication usually occurs as a result of blunt trauma and rarely, due to a penetrating injury. We report an unusual case of a 10-year-old boy who ... Read more...

Bracing and rehabilitation for wrist and hand injuries in collegiate athletes.

30 Jul 2009 Athletic injuries of the hand and wrist are common. The key to management of these injuries is prevention. Certain sports require athletes to participate in positions that pose a higher risk of injury to the fingers and wrists. Once healing of the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Athletic Injuries - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Tibiofemoral alignment: contributing factors to noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst: a case report. 30 Aug 2009
• [Bicycle accident. Would a helmet have prevented these injuries?] 18 Aug 2009
• Neuropathology. A late hit for pro football players. 5 Aug 2009
• Bracing and rehabilitation for wrist and hand injuries in collegiate athletes. 30 Jul 2009
• Acute ulnar collateral ligament injury in the athlete. 30 Jul 2009
• Management of proximal interphalangeal joint dislocations in athletes. 30 Jul 2009
• Management of carpal instability in athletes. 30 Jul 2009
• Repair of arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex tears in athletes. 30 Jul 2009
• Fatigue-induced ACL injury risk stems from a degradation in central control. 30 Jul 2009
• Hip adductors' strength, flexibility, and injury risk. 30 Jul 2009
• The effect of physical characteristics and field position on the shoulder and elbow injuries of 490 baseball players: confirmation of diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging. 29 Jun 2009
• Are competitive sports becoming too competitive? 30 May 2009
• Rotator cuff tears in athletes. 29 Apr 2009
• Effect of resistive exercise on muscle damage in water and on land. 29 Apr 2009
• Returning to play after concussion. 29 Apr 2009
• Patterns of recurrent injuries among US high school athletes, 2005-2008. 14 Apr 2009
• Fast bowlers in cricket demonstrate up to 3- to 4-week delay between high workloads and increased risk of injury. Apr 2009
• Orthopaedic injuries associated with skimboarding. 25 Mar 2009
• [Breakdancer's "Headspin Hole" - first description of a common overuse syndrome] 18 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Athletic Injuries'

Definition: Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.

Descriptor UI: D001265

Alternative terms: Athletic Injuries; Sports Injuries; Injuries, Sports; Injury, Sports; Sports Injury; Injuries, Athletic; Athletic Injury; Injury, Athletic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.866.115;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: GEN only: prefer specific sport /inj; when GEN, coord IM with specific inj (IM); Manual 30.15.1: relation to SPORTS MEDICINE; consider also TENNIS ELBOW but see note there