Acute hyperextension/valgus trauma to the elbow in top-level adult male water polo goalkeepers: a cause of osteochondritis disecans of the capitellum?

Abstract We report on 2 cases of hyperextension/valgus elbow injuries in two adult male national team water polo goalkeepers. Both were healthy and had never sustained any major injuries of the elbow. Mechanism and type of injury in both of them was identical. Different medical treatment protocols o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Injury 2013-09, Vol.44, p.S46-S48
Hauptverfasser:	Rod, Eduard, Ivkovic, Alan, Boric, Igor, Jankovic, Sasa, Radic, Andrej, Hudetz, Damir
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Athletic Injuries Biomechanical Phenomena Cumulative Trauma Disorders - complications Elbow Joint - injuries Goalkeeper Humans Humerus - injuries Hyperextension Joint Instability - etiology Joint Instability - physiopathology Male Orthopedics Osteochondritis disecans of capitellum Osteochondritis Dissecans - diagnosis Osteochondritis Dissecans - etiology Osteochondritis Dissecans - therapy Physical Therapy Modalities Repetitive elbow injury Rest Water polo Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We report on 2 cases of hyperextension/valgus elbow injuries in two adult male national team water polo goalkeepers. Both were healthy and had never sustained any major injuries of the elbow. Mechanism and type of injury in both of them was identical. Different medical treatment protocols of these injuries possibly have led to different outcomes, with one of them developing osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). Inadequate medical treatment of acute impact elbow injuries could lead to osteochondritis disecans of the elbow in top-level adult male water polo goalkeepers.
ISSN:	0020-1383 1879-0267
DOI:	10.1016/S0020-1383(13)70197-9