OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of soft and hard tissue abnormalities and their interrelations in the shoulders of marathon kayakers and to examine the pathoanatomical factors that predispose these athletes to injury. METHODS Fifty two long distance kayakers completed a questionnaire. Their shoulders were examined for range of motion, pain, and stability using a standard set of 10 clin...

Introduction . The report is devoted to the peculiarities of residual brucellosis expert examination and its relationship occupation. purpose To determine radiological manifestations for objectification clinical data at relation with professional activity. Materials methods results studies 11 patients are performed profession according submitted medical documents x-ray images. Results Pathognom...

<b>Background:</b> Sub-Acromial Impingement Syndrome (SAIS) spectrum ranges from acute inflammation to chronic degeneration of the bursa and rotator cuff tendons in sub-acromial space. It may lead a full-thickness tear degenerative joint disease shoulder girdle leading functional loss disability if not treated early adequately. This study aimed determine outcome arthroscopic decompr...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the amplitude of the subcoracoid space under maximum internal and external rotations of the humeral head and measure the distance between the apex of the coracoid process and the following anatomical structures: (a) point of entry of the musculocutaneous nerve and its branches into the coracobrachial muscles and into the short head of the biceps brachii muscle; (b) acromial...

BACKGROUND Surgical managements are recommended for unstable distal clavicle fractures because of a high incidence of nonunion. A variety of methods have been previously reported, but there is no current consensus regarding which method is the most suitable. METHODS Between December 2004 and August 2010, we treated 68 patients with Neer type IIB distal clavicle fractures using single coracocl...

OBJECTIVES Overhead athletic activities and scapula dyskinesia are linked with shoulder pathology; pull-ups are a common training method for some overhead sports. Different pull-up techniques exist: anecdotally some are easier to perform, and others linked to greater incidences of pathology. This study aims to quantify scapular kinematics and external forces for three pull-up techniques, thus d...