Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
4 (1994), S. 0
ISSN:
1600-0838
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
,
Sports Science
Notes:
In 18 javelin throwers from all parts of Sweden, referred to our Section of Sports Medicine because of medial elbow pain, an arthrography was performed to study intra-articular changes. In 11 of the throwers the pain occurred suddenly at the moment a throw was being executed and in 7 there was a gradual increase of pain during training and competition. In the clinical examination 1 week to 72 months after the onset of the symptoms there was a tenderness over the medial collateral ligament in all subjects. No elbow was unstable. On the plain radiographic examination a small calcification was seen at the site of the ligament in 3 cases. The arthrography revealed a leakage of contrast into the soft tissue at the site of the ligament in 10 elbows, and a local synovitis was seen in 16 elbows. We conclude that the medial elbow pain in javelin throwers is caused by a partial injury to the medial collateral ligament and a secondary local inflammation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.1994.tb00436.x
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