Sports Med Flashcards
What are the MC injuries in sports?
Of the MC injuries in sports, what are the MC structures involved?
MC injuries in sports are ankle ligament injuries.
Lateral ankle ligaments are the MC injured structures (inversion)
Risk factors for ankle inversion injuries?
tight achilles
Varus hindfoot
Limited subtalar motion
what is the mechanism of injury with syndesmotic injuries/high ankle sprains?
Dx of syndesmotic injures?
Tx of syndesmotic injuries?
MOI is external rotation and dorsiflexion..
Dx Syndesmotic:
- tender over anterior syndesmosis
- common to have deltoid ligament tenderness
- maisonneuve fx will have tenderness at proximal fibula + syndesmosis
- Compression squeeze test: squeeze at mid calf will cause pain at ant syndesmosis
- External rotation test (done w/ knee at 90 degrees)
Tx:
-partial injury is treated with boot or walking cast for 2-4wks followed by rehab.
-widening is noted on plain or stress view = surgery w/ non-weight bearing immboilization
What is the MC cause of persistently painful sprained ankles?
incomplete rehab!
What is the female athlete triad?
Which test is most sensitive to stress fx?
Amenorrhea, disordered eating, osteoporisis
BONE SCAN is more sensitive to stress fx.
What are shin splints? Tx?
inflammation of the periosteum of the bone. usually painful over a large area. only tx is REST!
Maybe review…
biceps tendon rupture, rotator cuff tear, lateral and medial epicondylitis, stress fx, osgood schlatters, ACL injury, MCL injury, elbow MCL, SLAP lesions..
