Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries are common in athletic populations and can affect athletes at all levels of competition. Several studies have shown that the rates of muscle strain in high school football…
Nerve Entrapment Lesions of the Hip and Thigh
Neurologic hip and thigh pain can present a challenging diagnostic situation. A structured and comprehensive physical examination is essential for a correct diagnosis. The assessment should incorporate the four layers…
Snapping Hip Syndrome
The snapping hip, also known as coxa saltans or dancer’s hip, is defined as an audible or palpable clicking that usually is accompanied by pain during movement of the hip…
Hip Arthroscopy
History Arthroscopic techniques have revolutionized surgery, and hip arthroscopy in particular has greatly advanced knowledge of the normal and pathologic hip. Compared with other joints, however, arthroscopy of the hip…
Hip and Pelvis Overuse Syndromes
The hip is the specialized structure connecting the hemipelvis to the femur. The interaction of the femoral head, neck, and trochanters to the acetabulum and pelvis involves a complex array…
Hip Diagnosis and Decision Making
Overview of Pathologies A solid understanding of the differential diagnosis for hip pathology is necessary before collecting a history and performing a physical examination. This background allows the clinician to…
Wrist Tendinopathies
Tendinopathies are extremely common in athletes. Any sport that requires a repetitive motion, such as a tennis serve or volley, a basketball free throw, or “turning the wrists over,” as…
Hand and Wrist Diagnosis and Decision Making
Overview of Pathologies Athletic participation frequently places the hand and wrist at risk of injury. It has been reported that as few as 3% to as many as 25% of…
Imaging of the Wrist and Hand
Imaging evaluation of hand and wrist injuries in the athlete begins with conventional radiographs. Radiographs are excellent for detecting osseous injuries or malalignment in osseous structures as a result of…
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injuries
The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is, as the name implies, a complex, three-dimensional confluence of multiple ligamentous structures, a fibrocartilaginous disk, and several bony insertion sites located at the ulnar…
