The Exceptionality of the Young Athlete
Fig. 1.1 The head, limbs and body grow at different rates, resulting in adults with completely different proportions to those of a fetus and newborn baby. At birth, the relative…
Epidemiology of Injury in Community Club and Youth Sport Organizations
Fig. 3.1 A schema of the descriptive epidemiology of youth sport injuries. Reproduced with permission from [8] Injury distribution reflects person (who), place (where), time (when), and injury outcome (what)…
Rehabilitation of the Elbow
Ulnar collateral ligament tears Ulnar neuritis Flexor-pronator sprain, tear or tendinopathy Medial epicondyle apophysitis or avulsion (little league elbow) Lateral epicondylar tendinopathy Olecranon osteophytes Olecranon stress fractures Osteochondritis dissecans Loose…
Triceps Tendon Pathology
Fig. 14.1 CT scan showing a rare injury pattern with a capitellar shear fracture and complete triceps tendon rupture from a snowboarding accident (Courtesy of MoRe Foundation) Partial ruptures are…
Complex Elbow Dislocations
Fig. 20.1 (a–f) Complex elbow instability (terrible triad). Conservative treatment was attempted (due to the patient’s general status). Instability recurred after hyperflexed and well-fitted cast Surgery can consist in open…
Capitellar and Trochlear Fractures
Fractures of the capitellum Bryan et al. (1985) Coronal shear fractures McKee et al. [2] Articular fractures of the distal humerus Ring et al. [3] Predominantly articular fractures Davies et…
Ulnar Nerve Problems in Sportsmen
Fig. 19.1 Rupture of the medial collateral ligament in a basketball player Fig. 19.2 Primary repair of the medial collateral ligament. Ulnar nerve behind the retractor left at the groove…
Triceps Repair
Fig. 15.1 (a) Posterior aspect of the elbow, showing the triceps brachii muscle and a clearly represented triceps aponeurosis. The asterisk indicates the olecranon whereas the double-headed arrow shows the…
Posterolateral Instability in Sportsmen
Stage Definition 1 The elbow subluxates in a posterolateral rotatory direction and will have a positive lateral pivot shit test due to lateral ulnar collateral ligament disruption 2 The elbow…
Endoscopy Around the Elbow
Fig. 18.1 Endoscopic ulnar nerve release utilising the hooded scope as developed by Hoffman and Storz. The ulnar nerve is seen below the flexor carpi ulnaris (Copyright Dr. Gregory Bain)…
