Sportverletzung Sportschaden : Organ der Gesellschaft für Orthopädisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin
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The present review summarises the related literature of the last ten years with request to snowboarding accidents. Sport accident statistics of snowboarding show high and increasing numbers of injuries. Already snowboarding ranks third of all sport accidents in Switzerland. ⋯ Today, injuries to the lower extremities account no longer for more than 50% but are now decreased to about 25%. Nowadays, wrist, knee, ankle, and shoulder are the most frequently injured body parts. It is the authors opinion that with up-to-date protectors, release bindings, and training of falling techniques the numbers and seriousness of injuries could be reduced, in particular injuries to the wrist and ankle.
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Sportverletz Sportschaden · Dec 2000
Case Reports[N. thoracicus longus lesion--a rare injury in weight lifting].
The case of long thoracic mononeuropathy associated with sport participation a presented. The diagnosis was confirmed with electromyography. ⋯ Conservative management, consisting of range of motion exercises for the shoulder and strengthening of the serratus anterior muscle, resulted in a forable outcome. The 12 month follow-up showed only slight changes in EMG and clinical examination.
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Sportverletz Sportschaden · Sep 1999
Review[Mouth guard protection for prevention of athletic injuries to teeth, mouth and jaw].
Sport is well known as a common cause of dental and oral injuries. Sports-related injuries account for 13% to 39% of all trauma cases in this area. The knowledge about prevention of dental and oral injuries among hobby and professional athletes can be regarded as not satisfactory yet. ⋯ However, no statements or recommendations regarding use of mouth guards in sports have been published in German language literature yet. The following review article describes several types of available mouth guards and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Guidelines concerning indications and use of mouth guards are presented.
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Sportverletz Sportschaden · Sep 1998
Review[Diagnosis, first aid and classification of muscle injuries in sports medicine].
Muscle injuries are, with 6 to 14%, the most common but neglected and under-estimated sport injuries. Certain muscle groups are predisposed to injury depending on the type of sport. There are many hypothesis as to the cause of muscular injury. ⋯ Sonography and MRI can supply additional information when it is not clear as to the extent of injury. Resulting from an exact as possible classification can the further treatment and planning of the progress of the rehabilitation be established. The necessary length of the pause from sport and of the rehabilitation depend on the seriousness of the injury.
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In order to elucidate the patterns of injuries associated with in-line skating all patients with a inlineskate injury have been sampled prospectively during summer 1996. 58 patients were included in the study, aged 8 to 54 years (mean 22.2 years). The total number of injuries was 63, that is 1.1 injury in every injured skater. The upper extremity was the region most commonly injured (63.5%), with the distal radius fracture being the most common single fracture (25.4%). ⋯ The most common single procedure was closed reduction and percutaneous wire fixation of displaced radius fractures. It is concluded that in-line skating imposes a risk of severe injuries especially on first-time skaters aged 35 years and up. The typical skating injury is the fracture of the wrist, a fact pointing out the necessity of the use of appropriate safety gear.