Acute hand injuries in athletes |
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| Authors: | Yoseph A. Rosenbaum |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | Hand and wrist injuries in athletes are common, representing between 3 and 25% of all sports injuries. As many as a quarter of all sports injuries involve the hand or wrist. We review the recent literature regarding acute hand injuries in athletes based on the structures involved – bone, muscle/tendon, ligament, and neurovascular – including diagnosis and pathophysiology of these injuries, focusing on athlete-specific facets of treatment, and when available, opinions on return to play. |
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| Keywords: | Acute injuries hand wrist finger thumb |
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