Overuse injuries of the ankle and foot are common in the general and athletic populations. The wide spectrum of overuse injuries includes ligamentous injuries, soft tissue and osseous impingement, osteochondral lesions, tendon injuries, and stress fractures. Some conditions such as impingement syndromes and stress fractures may be missed on initial physical examination, and patients with such i...

OBJECTIVES To study the rate, causes, and nature of rock climbing injuries presenting to an accident and emergency (A&E) department. METHODS Patients presenting with rock climbing injuries to an urban A&E department were studied prospectively for one year. RESULTS 19 rock climbers presented during the year, at a rate of one per 2774 A&E attendances. Fourteen climbers were injured on outdoor...

OBJECTIVE To determine the economic burden of salary costs lost due to injury in the National Hockey League (NHL). METHODS All NHL players who engaged in at least one regular season game during the 2009-2010 to 2011-2012 seasons comprised the study population. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of publically available media sources to collect injury and salary data. Outcome...

BACKGROUND Hand injuries can result in significant time away from competition for professional basketball players. Time to return to play after hand injuries in elite athletes has not been well described. PURPOSE To report the return to play from metacarpal fractures, phalangeal fractures, and thumb ligament tears in National Basketball Association (NBA) players over a 5-year period. STUDY ...

conclusions a high index of suspicion is essential for early detection of ddr and dddr. patients with high impact injuries or surrounding organ damage should be followed with serial clinical examinations, follow-up radiologic assessments, and even re-exploration in situations highly suspicious for diaphragmatic injuries. introduction diaphragmatic rupture (dr) is an uncommon, potentially seriou...

Musculoskeletal injuries are a primary cause of morbidity and missed training throughout the military. Only a handful of studies have been performed which focus on the Special Operations community. This study was performed to determine a baseline understanding of the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries within an operational element of the newly formed Marine Corps Special Operations Command....

BACKGROUND Injury patterns in elite athletes over long periods continue to evolve. The goal of this study was to review of the injuries and medical conditions afflicting athletes competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) over a 17-year period. DESIGN Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS Injuries and player demographic information were reported by each team's athletic trai...

Trauma involving the eye, orbital and periorbital regions are commonly seen in cases of road traffic accidents, sports injuries physical assaults, but intraorbital / foreign bodies rare. Early presentation, history trauma, imaging help diagnosis. However, sometimes diagnosis is missed, particularly with late presentation a vague minor trauma non-metallic body. A missed body may present later in...