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…
Fig. 9.1 (a) Anteroposterior and (b) Y-view radiographs in an acutely injured female handball player demonstrate anterior dislocation of the right shoulder Handball involves overhead throwing and consequently nonacute and…
Fig. 24.1 Pars interarticularis and pedicle stress reaction. Coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted (a) and sagittal STIR (b) MRI demonstrate edema (arrow) in the left pedicle extending into the pars interarticularis of…
Fig. 18.1 Anteroposterior radiograph of the right clavicle (a) shows post-traumatic right non-displaced clavicular fracture in a professional rider (arrow). Anteroposterior (b) and lateral (c) radiographs in a second fall…
Fig. 12.1 Diagram illustrating the 6 phases of the throwing motion. The central highlighted area indicates the late cocking and acceleration phases during which maximal forces occur in the shoulder…
Fig. 11.1 Schematic illustration of the anatomy of the thoracic cage. 1R first rib, 2R second rib, C clavicle, CC costal cartilage, CM costal margin, ICJ interchondral joint, M manubrium…
Fig. 26.1 Bull riding event. The cowboy’s riding arm is positioned in supination, with the elbow in extension. The free arm should not touch the bull, the rope, or the…
Fig. 7.1 A 19-year-old Division I female basketball player with acute tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. Sagittal (a) proton density-weighted and (b) STIR MRI through the affected knee demonstrate…
Fig. 6.1 Drawing illustrates the mechanism of injury for a lateral ankle sprain caused by inversion and internal rotation of the hindfoot coupled with external rotation of the lower leg…
Fig. 14.1 Biomechanics of the golf swing. Address position (a), takeaway (b), backswing-1 (c), backswing-2 (d), downswing (e), acceleration (f), follow-through-1 (g), follow-through-2 (h) The latissimus dorsi and the pectoralis…
