HYPEREXTENSION AND "BACK-FIRE" INJURIES OF THE WRIST.

Forced hyperextension to the wrist.

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Hyperextension injuries of the spine.

Little has been written about hyperextension injuries in comparison with other mechanisms of’ injury to the spine. Probably the explanation for this is that in the cervical spine hyperextension injuries are much more difficult to diagnose radiologically, and in consequence proportionately fewer of these injuries are diagnosed by surgeons and radiologists than are flexion and vertical compressio...

Athletic Injuries of the Wrist and Hand

Sports injuries of the hand and wrist.

One in four of all fractures involves the hand or wrist. This is true of sports injuries too. Even if fractures of the distal radius are excluded, injuries to the carpus, metacarpals, and phalanges are common in sport. Soft tissue injuries to joints are almost as common. The use of the hand and wrist in different sports affects the way they may be injured. Soccer players (except the goalkeeper)...

Tendon Injuries of the Wrist and Hand.

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