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Athletic Injuries ATC 222 Recognizing Different Sports Injuries Chapter 13

What structures provide support to a joint? Muscles Ligaments Bones Cartilage Nerves

Muscular Trauma Contusion –hematoma myositis ossificans Strain –causes –grades –common sites of injury muscular sites site on musculotendon unit –general treatment –tendon ruptures? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

Cramp vs. Spasm Cramp –painful involuntary contraction –causes –treatment Spasm –reflex reaction due to trauma –treatment

Chronic Soft-Tissue Injury Tendonitis –calcific tendonitis Bursitis

Joint Trauma Sprains –grades –general treatment Subluxation (partial dislocation) Luxation (dislocation)

Anatomy of a Long Bone Gross Structures –diaphysis –epiphysis –apophysis –physis –periosteum –hyaline cartilage

Bone Trauma Periostitis Fractures –types Stress Fracture –signs and symptoms point pain, swelling, pain at night/rest pain with percussion x-ray? –etiology –common sites tibia/fibula metatarsals pars interarticularis –treatment

Bone Trauma Epiphyseal Growth Plate Injuries –complications Apophyseal Injuries –Sever’s syndrome –Osgood- Schlatter’s syndrome

Body Mechanics and Injury Microtrauma and overuse Posture –genu valgum/varus –kyphosis –lordosis –scoliosis Running Mechanics Throwing Mechanics