Published in Clinics in sports medicine
Myocarditis is a leading cause of sudden death in athletes. Early data demonstrating increased prevalence of cardiac injury in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 raised concerns for athletes recovered from COVID-19 and the possibility of underlying myocarditis. However, subsequent large registries have provided reassuring data affirming low preval...
Published in Clinics in sports medicine
As the COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic continues, the paradigm of treatment continues to rapidly evolve, especially for sports medicine surgeons, because treatment before the pandemic was considered predominantly elective. This article provides subjective and objective data on the changes implicated by the COVID-19 pandemic with regard...
Published in Clinics in sports medicine
Athletes are susceptible to many acute illnesses that can interfere with their ability to train and compete as well as potentially affecting teammates and coaching staff. A solid understanding of the preventive measures, diagnosis, and management of such diseases is paramount in the care of an athletic population. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All...
Published in Clinics in Sports Medicine
Published in Clinics in Sports Medicine
Published in Clinics in Sports Medicine
The patellofemoral (PF) joint is a complex articulation with interplay between the osseous and soft tissue structures to maintain the balance between knee mobility and stability. Disorders of the PF joint can be a source of anterior knee pain (AKP). This article reviews radiographic and MRI imaging of the PF joint including normal anatomy, imaging ...
Published in Clinics in Sports Medicine
The central objective in the treatment of any osteochondritis dissecans lesion is to preserve the native articular cartilage and bone. Unfortunately, there are those cases that either fail to heal despite appropriate treatment or present in such a deteriorated state that primary fixation is not possible. This situation is generally determined by th...
Published in Clinics in Sports Medicine
Multiple systems for classifying osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee have been reported. These existing classification systems have some similar characteristics, such as stable lesion/intact articular cartilage and presence of a loose body. However, variations are found in the number of stages and specific lesion characteristics assessed. C...
Published in Skeletal Radiology
ObjectiveThis study was performed to determine the ability of a routine radiographic examination of the elbow to detect osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum and associated intra-articular loose bodies.Design and patientsThe study group consisted of 15 patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum confirmed by surgery or magnetic ...
Published in Clinics in Sports Medicine
For the athlete with a newly diagnosed osteochondritis dissecans of the knee, the first step in formulating a treatment plan is determining the stability of the lesion. When the lesion is found to be unstable but salvageable, several methods for fixation are available. Fixation of osteochondritis dissecans in the athletic population has been descri...
