title: Caring for Climbers.
abstract: Caring for climbers can be a challenge and requires familiarity with the distinctive mechanisms of common climbing injuries. Injuries such as climber's finger, climber's elbow, extensor hood syndrome, lateral collateral ligamentous injuries from climbing overload, and posttraumatic osteochondritis dissecans, among others, cannot be diagnosed if the practitioner does not have a specialized knowledge of the sport and the mechanisms of trauma and overuse that can occur. Understanding these injuries will increase the provider's breadth of knowledge and will bridge trust with patients who climb.
authors.affiliation: 1Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; 2Arizona Sports Medicine Center, Mesa, AZ 85204; 3Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ceraulo
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000293:injuries*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries