• Phys Sportsmed · May 2017

    Review

    Acute hand injuries in athletes.

    • Yoseph A Rosenbaum and Hisham M Awan.
    • a Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics , The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA.
    • Phys Sportsmed. 2017 May 1; 45 (2): 151-158.

    AbstractHand 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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