SPORT-SPECIFIC ILLNESS AN Gymnastic Wrist Injuries

WEBB, B.G. and L.A. RETTIG. Gymnastic wrist injuries. GUTT. Sports Med. Rep.. Vol. 7, No. 5. pp. 289-295, 2008. During gymnastic activities, the wrist is exposed to many different types of stresses, including repetitive motion, higii impact loading, axial compression, torsiorml forces, and distraction in varying degrees of ulnar or radial deviation and hyperextension. Many of these stresses are increased during upper extremity weight-bearing and predispose the wrist to high rates of injury during gymnastics. Distal radius stress injuries are the most common and most documented gymnastic wrist conditions. Other conditions include scaphoid impaction syruirome, diyrsal impingement, scaphoid fractures, scaphoid stress reactions!fractures, capitate avascular necrosis, ganglia, carpal instability, triangular fibrocartikge complex tears, ulruir impaction syndrome, and lunotriquetral impingement, it is important to diagnose quickly arvi accurately the specific injury to initiate expediently the proper treatment and limit the extent of injury. In addition, a gymnast's training regimen should also include elements of injury prevention.