title: Acute hand injuries in athletes.
abstract: Hand and wrist injuries in athletes are common, representing between 3 and 25% of all sports injuries. As many as a quarter of all sports injuries involve the hand or wrist. We review the recent literature regarding acute hand injuries in athletes based on the structures involved - bone, muscle/tendon, ligament, and neurovascular - including diagnosis and pathophysiology of these injuries, focusing on athlete-specific facets of treatment, and when available, opinions on return to play.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics , The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Yoseph A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.affiliation: a Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics , The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA.
authors.forename: Hisham M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Awan
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries; D006225:Hand; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries; D009132:Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014953:Wrist; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Acute injuries; finger; hand; thumb; wrist