title: Rock Climbing Injuries: Acute and Chronic Repetitive Trauma.
abstract: Rock climbing has increased in popularity as a sport, and specific injuries related to its practice are becoming more common. Chronic repetitive injuries are more common than acute injuries, although acute injuries tend to be more severe. We review both acute and chronic upper and lower extremity injuries. Understanding the injury pattern in rock climbers is important for accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: cychang@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Connie Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torriani
authors.affiliation: Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ambrose J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005121:Extremities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000293:injuries*