Injuries of the Head and Face
Headache (any head pain) Vomiting Age older than 60 years Intoxication Deficit in short-term memory (persistent anterograde amnesia) Physical evidence of trauma above the clavicle Seizure The wide spectrum of…
Sports Medicine and Imaging
Intrinsic factors Extrinsic factors Age Training program Sex Sports technique Body size and composition Level of competition Genetics Equipment Current health status Environmental conditions Malalignment Psychological factors Strength and flexibility…
The Role of Ultrasound in Sports Medicine
Fig. 5.1 Normal tendon. (a) Long-axis ultrasound image of the supraspinatus tendon demonstrates the normal hyperechoic appearance (arrows). (b) Short-axis ultrasound image of the Achilles tendon demonstrates normal hyperechoic appearance…
Pediatric Considerations in Sports-Specific Injuries
Type I: dysplastic Congenital deformity of the posterior arch Type II: isthmic Lesions of the pars interarticularis with 3 subtypes Type IIA. Lytic fatigue fracture of the pars Type IIB….
Imaging of Water Sports Injuries
Fig. 16.1 A 22-year-old male backstroke elite swimmer with posterosuperior impingement syndrome, a history of previous surgery for a SLAP tear and new shoulder pain and disability. (a) The fat-suppressed…
Imaging of Tennis Injuries
Fig. 19.1 Schematic drawing of the different stages of motion during a tennis serve. (a) Windup (knee flexion, trunk rotation), (b) early cocking, (c) late cocking (maximal abduction-external rotation), (d)…
Imaging of Football (Soccer) Injuries
Fig. 10.1 Normal hamstrings tendon origin on MRI and ultrasound. (a) Axial T1-weighted MRI demonstrates the normal hamstrings tendon origin. The semimembranosus origin (arrowhead) originates laterally from the ischial tuberosity…
Imaging of Triathlon Injuries
Fig. 21.1 A 46-year-old male triathlete, who recently started swimming. Coronal fat-suppressed proton density-weighted MRI shows subacromial bursitis (arrow) and biceps tendinopathy (arrowheads) Fig. 21.2 A 23-year-old elite male triathlete…
Imaging of Volleyball Injuries
Fig. 25.1 The mechanism of (non-jump) serving Fig. 25.2 The mechanism of setting Fig. 25.3 The mechanism of spiking Fig. 25.4 The mechanism of blocking Because volleyball is considered as…
Imaging of Weight-Lifting Injuries
Fig. 22.1 Weight-lifting populations. Strength athletes can be categorized by their level of experience. The incidence of injuries is highest among beginner or inexperienced lifters with accidental trauma being most…
