Patellar Tendon Rupture
Fig. 12.1 Most common types of patellar tendon lesion: injury at the osteotendinous insertion (red line) and mid-substance injury (blue line) Corticosteroids local injections [12] Diabetes [13, 14] Microtrauma [15]…
Shoulder Management of the First Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
Fig. 16.1 Arthroscopic image of the labral capsular ligamentous complex after a first traumatic episode of antero-inferior shoulder dislocation in a basketball player 16.2 Diagnosis The mechanism underlying anterior, or…
Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow
, Dario Pitino1 and Giacomo Delle Rose1 (1) Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (MI), 20089, Italy KeywordsElbowEpicondylitisTennis elbowShock wavePRP Lateral epicondylitis is commonly defined “tennis elbow.”…
Basketball: Epidemiology and Injury Mechanism
Fig. 5.1 Injury rate by traumatic mechanism (Data from a 3-year observational study on an Italian first league basketball academy) Also playground, surfaces, and sports equipment influence the pattern of…
Patellar and Quadriceps Tendinopathy
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_11 11. Patellar and Quadriceps Tendinopathy Andrea Ferretti1, 2 and Antonio Pasquale Vadala2 (1) Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, “Kirk Kilgour” Sports Traumatology Center, S….
Football: Epidemiology and Injury Mechanism
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_6 6. Football: Epidemiology and Injury Mechanism Piero Volpi1, 2 , Cristiano Eirale3 and Gian Nicola Bisciotti4, 5 (1) Knee Orthopedics and Sport Traumatology Unit, Humanitas Clinical Institute IRCCS,…
Return to Sport (General Aspects)
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Piero Volpi (ed.)Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries10.1007/978-3-319-14815-1_7 7. Return to Sport (General Aspects) Ryan R. Sullivan1 , Antony Hazel1 , Sarunas Skadas1 and Pietro M. Tonino1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160…
Injury Risk in the Olympic Games
<30 30–99 100–200 >200 All NOC (athletes) 132 (1,114) 37 (1,890) 20 (2,510) 15 (5,050) 204 (10,564a) Injuries (%) 256 (23) 308 (16) 380 (15) 416 (8) 1,360b (13)…
Tennis: Epidemiology and Injury Mechanism
3.2 Epidemiology and Mechanism of Upper Limb Injuries in Tennis Players 3.2.1 The Shoulder The upper extremity is one of the most frequently injured regions in tennis players. In the…
Mountain, Sky, and Endurance Running
Fig. 13.1 Jonathan Wyatt, Grossglockner Race, 2007 (Photo courtesy of Peter Hartley) Fig. 13.2 Marco Di Gasperi (six-time world champion and record holder of Mount Kinabalu Climbathon), on target to…
