Month: August 2019

Great toe chondral injury

29 August 2019 2 comments

Case This 19-year-old male international player presents with recurring episodes of pain in his great toe. He described a catching sensation, followed by significant and severe pain. These episodes generally last less than a minute and are unpredictable. Between these episodes he is entirely asymptomatic and is able to train without any impairment. There were [...]

Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease (SLJ)

22 August 2019 2 comments

Case This ten-year-old female player presented with a four week history of anterior knee pain in her right knee. She developed this during a weekend tournament during which she played multiple games. Since this time she had experienced pain and discomfort that was made worse by activity and improved by rest. She was found to [...]

$Plantar loading and risk of fifth metatarsal stress fractures in elite football players$

Plantar loading and risk of fifth metatarsal stress fractures in elite football players

21 August 2019 1 comment

Fifth metatarsal stress fractures are potentially career-ending injuries for professional football players and are therefore considered high-risk stress fractures. The reported incidence of this injury among football players is relatively high, while the average absence from football is between three to five months. This FastFact investigates possible risk factors for the development of this injury [...]

$Greater tuberosity fracture post-dislocation$

Greater tuberosity fracture post-dislocation

15 August 2019 11 comments

Case This 47-year-old recreational player and coach presents one week after a fall onto his dominant right arm. He reports “dislocating his shoulder” and having this reduced at a local emergency department. X-rays at the time of injury were deemed to be normal and he was given a sling and analgesia. On examination he had [...]

Pectoralis major rupture

07 August 2019 1 comment

Case A 27-year-old elite goalkeeper presents with an injury to his right shoulder. He describes an awkward landing while making a save. The ball struck his hand while his arm was in an abducted and externally rotated position. This was immediately painful, and he was unable to continue. The following day he developed bruising over [...]

Do any players in your team have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Would you know?

06 August 2019 4 comments

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common developmental disorder which can cause issues in multiple settings, including the football field. This FastFact highlights a narrative review, published in the BJSM, which provides an overview of the available literature relating to the diagnosis, prevalence, effect on performance and management of ADHD in elite sport and provides useful [...]

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