Acute and Chronic Finger Injuries in Ball Sports
Neglected finger injuries may lead to chronic lesions that often have detrimental consequences for the practice of a ball sport, whether at a recreational level or at the top athlete level. The initial injury management is crucial. Depending on the type and the severity of the lesions, different peo...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Paris :
Springer Paris : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Σειρά: | Sports and Traumatology,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction
- Ball sports injuries – epidemiology
- Ball sports : definition and types
- Epidemiology of finger injuries
- Functional anatomy
- Hand functional anatomy
- Surgical approaches of the hand and digits
- Hand morphology and ball sports
- Examination of the injured hand
- Radiological investigations
- When to order plain radiographs and what to look for in each type of injury
- When to order specific radiological investigations
- Severe Hand Injuries
- Management of hand and finger injuries
- Equipment of Hand Therapist (primary care and after care)
- The role of the sports physician
- When to Seek The Advice of a Hand Surgeon?
- Regional versus general anesthesia
- Acute finger injuries
- Fractures
- Dislocations
- Tendon injuries
- Fingernails and ball sports
- Nerve injuries in continuity, transected or lacerated
- Laceration and infections in the fingers
- The athlete with a single swollen joint finger after a trauma: clinical perspective
- Chronic finger injuries
- Stiffness in the hand
- Old tendon injuries
- Chronic Instability
- Fracture's sequelae
- Post traumatic osteoarthritis
- Complications associated with hand surgery
- Overuse conditions of the hand and fingers in ball sport
- Rehabilitation and principles of injury prevention in ball sports
- Rehabilitation for hand injuries in athletes
- Orthopedic taping, bracing, wrapping, padding
- Protective equipment
- Appropriate training and prevention after injury
- The disabled athlete in ball sports
- Opinions: Optimizing the management of hand injuries in top athletes: the benefit of a specific medico-surgical coordination
- Who decides and guides the athlete?
- The top level athlete and the surgeon
- Interviews.
