Common Upper-Extremity Injuries

Alexei DeCastro

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2019.10.005

Common Upper-Extremity Injuries

Prim Care. 2020 Mar;47(1):105-114. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.10.005. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Author

Alexei DeCastro¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 5 Charleston Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA. Electronic address: decastroa@musc.edu.

PMID: 32014128
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.10.005

Abstract

Primary care and sports medicine physicians will undoubtedly encounter upper-extremity injuries on a regular basis in their practice. Athletes have injuries most commonly to the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand as a result of a fall onto an outstretched arm. This article aims to educate physicians about sports-related upper-extremity injuries. Common mechanisms of injury, classic physical examination, and radiographic findings are reviewed. General guidelines for treatment as well as indications for referral to a sports medicine or orthopedic specialist are included in the discussion.

Keywords: Athletes; Hand and wrist injuries; Shoulder injuries; Sports medicine; Tennis; Upper-extremity injuries.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arm Injuries* / diagnosis
Arm Injuries* / therapy
Athletic Injuries / diagnosis*
Athletic Injuries / therapy*
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cumulative Trauma Disorders / diagnosis
Cumulative Trauma Disorders / therapy
Elbow Injuries
Hand Injuries* / diagnosis
Hand Injuries* / therapy
Humans
Shoulder Injuries* / diagnosis
Shoulder Injuries* / therapy