title: Elbow injuries at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games: demographics and pictorial imaging review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Elbow injuries in Olympic sports and their imaging findings have not been described previously. The main objective of this article is to analyze the demographic data on imaging of elbow injuries at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games and to review the spectrum of imaging findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elbow injuries were seen in a wide variety of sports. Judo and weight-lifting contributed nearly half of all injuries, with only a surprisingly small number of injuries seen in throwing athletes. Knowledge of elbow anatomy coupled with awareness of types of elbow injuries and their prevalence in various sports will contribute toward improving diagnostic accuracy, handling of workload, and overall provision of services at similar major international sporting events in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Chapel Town Rd, Leeds LS7 4SA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sarath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bethapudi
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Engebretsen
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Budgett
authors.forename: Ivor S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Vanhegan
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003710:Demography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D000092464:Elbow Injuries