title: Thumb Ligament Injuries in the Athlete.
abstract: Hand injuries account for up to 15% of sports injuries and are common in contact sports and in sports with a high risk of falling. Appropriate management requires knowledge of the type of injury, demands of the sport and position, competitive level of the athlete, future athletic demands and expectations, and the role of rehabilitation and protective splints for return to play. Management of the athlete requires aggressive and expedient diagnostic intervention and treatment. This article describes ligamentous injuries to the thumb, including thumb carpometacarpal dislocations, thumb metacarpophalangeal dislocations, collateral ligament injuries and interphalangeal dislocations, their evaluation, treatment and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomechanical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 520, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
authors.forename: F Patterson
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Owings
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomechanical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 520, Memphis, TN 38104, USA. Electronic address: jcalandruccio@campbellclinic.com.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Calandruccio
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomechanical Engineering, Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 520, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mauck
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000293:injuries*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Carpometacarpal joint; Ligament injuries; Metacarpophalangeal joint; Radial collateral ligament; Thumb; Trauma; Ulnar collateral ligament