Playing hurt: hand and wrist injuries and protected return to sport.
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Almekinders, LC; Tao, MA; Zarzour, R
Published in: Sports Med Arthrosc Rev
March 2014
When treating hand and wrist injuries, there is often an opportunity to allow an athlete to return to play before complete healing of the injury and/or surgery. Protective devices can make this possible. The risks of returning to play in this manner depend on many factors including the injury itself, position played, hand dominance, etc. Communication between treating health care professional, athlete, trainer, and coaches is critical in this decision process. Protective options include taping, custom-made splints, commercially available braces, soft casts, and hard casts. Ability to use these devices during competition is governed by the rules of each individual sport and often dependent on final approval by referee or game official.
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Sports Med Arthrosc Rev
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1538-1951
Publication Date
March 2014
Volume
22
Issue
1
Start / End Page
66 / 70
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist Injuries
- Splints
- Protective Devices
- Orthopedics
- Immobilization
- Humans
- Hand Injuries
- Casts, Surgical
- Braces
- Athletic Tape
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Almekinders, L. C., Tao, M. A., & Zarzour, R. (2014). Playing hurt: hand and wrist injuries and protected return to sport. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev, 22(1), 66–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000010
Almekinders, Louis C., Matthew A. Tao, and Robert Zarzour. “Playing hurt: hand and wrist injuries and protected return to sport.” Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 22, no. 1 (March 2014): 66–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000010.
Almekinders LC, Tao MA, Zarzour R. Playing hurt: hand and wrist injuries and protected return to sport. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2014 Mar;22(1):66–70.
Almekinders, Louis C., et al. “Playing hurt: hand and wrist injuries and protected return to sport.” Sports Med Arthrosc Rev, vol. 22, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 66–70. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/JSA.0000000000000010.
Almekinders LC, Tao MA, Zarzour R. Playing hurt: hand and wrist injuries and protected return to sport. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2014 Mar;22(1):66–70.
Published In
Sports Med Arthrosc Rev
DOI
EISSN
1538-1951
Publication Date
March 2014
Volume
22
Issue
1
Start / End Page
66 / 70
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist Injuries
- Splints
- Protective Devices
- Orthopedics
- Immobilization
- Humans
- Hand Injuries
- Casts, Surgical
- Braces
- Athletic Tape