Acute hyperextension/valgus trauma to the elbow in top-level adult male water polo goalkeepers: a cause of osteochondritis disecans of the capitellum?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/S0020-1383(13)70197-9.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Cumulative Trauma Disorders
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Elbow Injuries