Case A 13-year-old football player presented with a nine-month history of recurrent groin pain. His symptoms were made worse by running and football training and were improved with rest. At the initial presentation, the patient was diagnosed with left Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine (AIIS) apophysitis based on his clinical examination (no MRI was performed). As [...]

Case A 25-year-old professional football player presented for a pre-signing medical assessment. As part of this assessment he had an x-ray of both ankles, knees and hips. The player had no complaints whatsoever with their right ankle or foot and did not have a history of an injury of the ankle. Findings The lateral x-ray [...]

Case This 17-year-old national representative player presented with an eight-week history of pain in the plantar surface of her great toe. This had come on insidiously. On examination she was found to have pain with hopping and walking on her toes, as well as localised tenderness over the medial sesamoid. Findings An x-ray series of [...]

Case A 17-year-old male goalkeeper fell onto his outstretched hand (FOOSH) causing a hyperextension force to his left wrist. He was diagnosed with a scaphoid fracture and was managed in a thumb spika cast for 8 weeks with regular follow-up x-rays. He was able to return to play 4 weeks later. Eight months after his [...]

Case A 42-year-old male recreational football player presented with a two-month history of pretibial swelling. He reports having had an ACL-reconstruction (ACLR) 16 years previously. The swelling is variably present, developed after increasing his physical activity and was not associated with any other symptoms. In particular there was no pain, instability or locking. On examination, [...]

Case A 22-year-old female football player presented complaining of left knee pain following an incident landing from a jump. At the time of the injury, she noted some swelling that subsided quickly, but the pain persisted. She had a history of a left knee ACL reconstruction and MCL repair eleven months previously. Prior to her [...]

Case A 34-year-old female recreational football player sustained an acute injury to her left knee during a game. She felt a popping sensation when she planted and pivoted, followed by immediate pain and swelling. She was unable to continue playing. On examination she was found to have a positive Lachman test and a pivot glide. [...]

Case A 20-year-old male elite player with a three-month history of posterior knee pain and swelling. He reported a history of an ACL reconstruction (hamstring autograft) four years previously. The knee discomfort was made worse by activity and improved by rest. On examination he was found to have palpable mass in the medial aspect of [...]

Case A 24-year-old male football player presented after landing on the ‘point’ of his left shoulder during a match. Since this incident he has experienced clicking, stiffness and a reduced range of motion in his shoulder. He had a Bankart repair four years previously (but did not have any ongoing morbidity). On examination, he had [...]

Case A 38-year-old, male professional football player presents with pain in the posterior aspect of his right hip. He reported developing these symptoms approximately 24 hours after a normal gym session. He did not experience an acute onset of symptoms while training and couldn’t identify any other possible precipitant. The pain prevented him from training [...]