Practice questions - Sports and injury Flashcards
Sport injuries can be the result of overuse. Name two different types of overuse injuries in sports.
Stress fractures and tendinitis.
Explain why is it necessary to stabilize the fracture in a hypertrophic non-union fracture?
There is a lot callus but the bone is not healing.
Explain in two sentences why a single universal definition of spots injury does not exist?
Sports injuries are defined by the impact they have on the individual athlete. This impact is contextual.
When approaching and acting to an emergency situation on the pitch, what is the first priority? Provide one example on how a professional should deal with this priority?
Firstly it’s important to ensure the safety of you and the emergency team.
Then it’s important to asses the situation while approaching the patient, then providing context specific emergency training giving clear instructions to the team.
State two goals for the return-to-sport phase of the plan of care for a top athelete.
For the return to sport the goals should be: 1. return to previous level and 2. reduce the chance of re-injury.
Another example giving could be: return progressively to the activities.
Which 2 dangers does a sports injury of a joint pose for the cartilage of a joint? Explain how/why.
A danger a sports injury of a joint poses for the cartilage is that there is disruption of cthe artilage structure which makes it more vulnerable to load.
A second danger is the development of osteoarthritis due to degeneration of hyaline cartilage.
Who should be the main 3 people involved in the shared decision process in the return to sports?
- athlete
- coach
- health care professional (such as a doctor/physiotherapist)
The surgeon takes several factors into consideration to determine the quantity of load bearing of a fracture. Name three of them.
- The type of osteosynthesis
- The community of a fracture
- The type of bone
- the localization of a fracture
- The amount of fractures in one extremity.
Name four possible ankle injuries in sports
- Stress fractures
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Footballers ankle
- Chronic compartment syndrome
Name the four steps according to van Mechelen et al. of the sequence of prevention.
- Describe the problem
- Assess the etiology
- Develop a solution
- Evaluate the effectiveness
In a scientific paper on the occurrence of injuries in soccer the following outcome measure is
presented: 1,0 injury per 1,000 hours of participation. What is the epidemiological term of this outcome?
Injury incidence density
What are the 2 main goals of the return to sports process?
Return to pre-injury performance level and with minimal risk of re-injury
What is the aim of screening within the field of sports injury prevention?
Assess condition that can be related to higher injury risk.
Provide three reasons why we should employ different screening tools and preventive interventions for different populations across sport.
Because of differences in risk factors between different levels of sports participation. Examples:
- Elite athletes are well trained,
- Have different training demands,
- Could be considered ‘copers’,
- Survival of the fittest,
- The play in elite sports differs in intensity,
- Mechanisms of injury differ due to different playing styles (e.g. novice / recreational athletes
are less technical).
Describe what you observe when looking at a patient walking with Duchenne gait’ and describe what causes this gait pattern.
The trunk of a patient leans over to the side of the affected leg when standing/walking on that leg.
The cause is muscle weakness of hip adbductors.
