Rock Climbing Injuries: Acute and Chronic Repetitive Trauma

Rock Climbing Injuries: Acute and Chronic Repetitive Trauma

Rock climbing has increased in popularity as a sport, and specific injuries related to its practice are becoming more common. Chronic repetitive injuries are more common than acute injuries, although acute injuries tend to be more severe. We review both acute and chronic upper and lower extremity in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current problems in diagnostic radiology 2016-05, Vol.45 (3), p.205-214
Hauptverfasser: Chang, Connie Y., MD, Torriani, Martin, MD, Huang, Ambrose J., MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Chronic Disease
Cumulative Trauma Disorders - diagnostic imaging
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Extremities - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Internal Medicine
Mountaineering - injuries
Radiology
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Zusammenfassung:Rock climbing has increased in popularity as a sport, and specific injuries related to its practice are becoming more common. Chronic repetitive injuries are more common than acute injuries, although acute injuries tend to be more severe. We review both acute and chronic upper and lower extremity injuries. Understanding the injury pattern in rock climbers is important for accurate diagnosis.
ISSN:0363-0188
1535-6302
DOI:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2015.07.003