Apophysitis of the Olecranon: A Report of four Cases

Danielsson, Lars-Göran; Hedlund, Sven; Henricson, Anders

doi:10.3109/17453678308996629

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“…22,35,44 Typical symptoms include localized tenderness over the olecranon, as well as pain with resisted elbow extension. Radiographs may show widening or fragmentation of the apophysis (Figure 3).…”

Section: Elbow Overuse Injuriesmentioning

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Peri-epiphyseal and Overuse Injuries in Adolescent Athletes

Frush

Lindenfeld

2009

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Context:Overuse injuries of the musculoskeletal system in immature athletes are commonly seen in medical practice.Evidence Acquisition:An analysis of published clinical, outcome, and biomechanical studies of adolescent epiphyseal and overuse injuries was performed through 2008 to increase recognition and provide treatment recommendations.Results:Adolescent athletes can sustain physeal and bony stress injuries. Recovery and return to play occur more swiftly if such injuries are diagnosed early and immobilized until the patient is pain-free, typically about 4 weeks for apophyseal and epiphyseal overuse injuries. Certain epiphyseal injuries have prolonged symptoms with delayed treatment, including those involving the bones in the hand, elbow, and foot. If such injuries are missed, prolonged healing and significant restrictions in athletic pursuits may occur.Conclusion:Some of these injuries are common to all weightbearing sports and are therefore widely recognized. Several are common in gymnastics but are rarely seen in other athletes. Early recognition and treatment of these conditions lead to quicker recovery and so may prevent season-ending, even career-ending, events from occurring.

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“…They are frequently injured during a discrete traumatic event, and they are commonly affected by the repeated stress of sports and so may present insidiously. Apophysitis 15,20,22,35 is a tuberosity stressed in traction, whereas epiphysitis 11 is a compression or shear injury; epiphyseolysis 5,37,64 is the widening of a growth plate under stress.…”

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Peri-epiphyseal and Overuse Injuries in Adolescent Athletes

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Lindenfeld

2009

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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“…In full elbow extension the forces act on the anterior aspect of the radial head causing anterior depression (Ellman 1975). This has been reported in gymnasts, baseball pitchers, divers and hockey players (Torg and Moyer 1977;Hunter and O'Connor 1980;Danielsson et al 1983;Wilkerson and Johns 1990;Chan et al 1991). 26.7) (Chan et al 1991).…”

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Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries

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Maas

Gielen

2007

Medical Radiology

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“…Repeated loaded elbow extension with significant strain on the triceps in a number of gymnastic skills can result in olecranon apophysitis, similar to tibial tubercle apophysitis or Osgood-Schlatter disease. 10,15,34 Medial epicondyle apophysitis can occur in gymnasts because of repetitive valgus loading and gripping, typically presenting with a dull, aching pain in the medial elbow without preceding trauma. 34…”

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Overuse Elbow Injuries in Youth Gymnasts

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Background: Gymnastics is a unique sport that places significant loads across the growing elbow, resulting in unique overuse injuries, some of which are poorly described in the current literature. Purpose: To provide a comprehensive review of the unique overuse elbow injuries seen in youth gymnasts and to provide an up-to-date synthesis of the available literature and clinical expertise guiding treatment decisions in this population. Study Design: Narrative review. Methods: A review of the PubMed database was performed to include all studies describing elbow biomechanics during gymnastics, clinical entities of the elbow in gymnasts, and outcomes of operative and/or nonoperative treatment of elbow pathology in gymnasts. Results: Participation in gymnastics among youth athletes is high, being the sixth most common sport in children. Early specialization is the norm in this sport, and gymnastics also has the highest number of participation hours of all youth sports. As a result, unique overuse elbow injuries are common, primarily on the lateral side of the elbow. Beyond common diagnoses of radiocapitellar plica and osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum, we describe a pathology unique to gymnasts involving stress fracture of the radial head. Additionally, we synthesized our clinical experience and expertise in gymnastics to provide a sport-specific rehabilitation program that can be used by providers treating surgical and nonsurgical conditions of the elbow and wishing to provide detailed activity instructions to their athletes. Conclusion: Overuse injuries of the elbow are common in gymnastics and include osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum, radiocapitellar plica syndrome, and newly described radial head stress fractures. A thorough understanding of the psychological, cultural, and biomechanical aspects of gymnastics are necessary to care for these athletes.

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Apophysitis of the Olecranon: A Report of four Cases

Cited by 18 publications

References 2 publications

Peri-epiphyseal and Overuse Injuries in Adolescent Athletes

Peri-epiphyseal and Overuse Injuries in Adolescent Athletes

Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries

Overuse Elbow Injuries in Youth Gymnasts

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