Elbow, Wrist, and Hand
3 ELBOW, WRIST, AND HAND Berdale Colorado INTRODUCTION Injuries of the elbow, wrist, and hand are common in the athletic population. Approximately 25% of all sports injuries involve injuries to…
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Nontraumatic Knee Injuries
8 NONTRAUMATIC KNEE INJURIES Cindy Y. Lin and Kelvin T. Chew INTRODUCTION While sex differences in traumatic knee injuries are more commonly described in the literature, a subset of nontraumatic…
The Aging Athlete
17 THE AGING ATHLETE Prakash Jayabalan SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE AGING ATHLETE Currently people over age 65 account for 12% to 13% of the total population, and by 2030 it…
Concussion
15 CONCUSSION Siatta B. Dunbar and Margot Putukian INTRODUCTION Concussion is a common and important injury for a variety of sports participants at every level of play. Whether there are…
Tendinopathy
13 TENDINOPATHY Samuel K. Chu and Joseph Ihm INTRODUCTION While researchers have analyzed sex differences in detail in some musculoskeletal conditions, there are limited studies in the literature directly evaluating…
Diagnosis of Osteochondral Lesions by MRI
Fig. 3.1 Comparison of image quality using 1.5 and 3 T MRI. Osteochondral lesion at the talar dome in both images (fat saturated intermediate-weighted fast spin echo sequence). The 3T…
Approach to Osteochondral Lesions of the Tibial Plafond
Fig. 9.1 Anteroposterior radiograph (a) and MRI (b) demonstrating an osteochondral defect in the tibial plafond (OLTP) with a large overlying periarticular cyst Diagnosis is usually made on a CT…
Diagnosis of Osteochondral Defects by Arthroscopy
Fig. 5.1 Arthroscopic stage D medial talar dome lesion in a right ankle Fig. 5.2 Arthroscopic stage F medial talar dome lesion in a right ankle Grade A: Smooth, intact…
