TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Trauma Epidemiology and Injury Mechanisms in Volleyball
JO  - Journal of sports traumatology and related research
A1  - Montorsi, A
A1  - Sacchetti, GL
A1  - Boschi, S
A1  - Berlen, V
SP  - 159
EP  - 171
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - The epidemiological and statistical features of the acute and chronic injuries observed during a long personal experience in the treatment of professional volleyball players are described. A distinction is drawn between lesions regarded as typical and not typical in terms of their frequency, causative mechanism, clinical picture and association with a particular volleyball action. Typical acute injuries are solely those of the fingers, whereas ankle lesions are equally, if not more frequent, but not different to those sustained in other sports. Chronic, microtraumatic lesions are the result of repeated or intensified actions. Typical, in order of frequency, are jumper's knee, volleyball shoulder, isolated paralysis of the infraspinatus and lower-limb stress fractures. An account is given of case series and the injury mechanisms that result in characteristic anatomical and clinical evidence of injury. The actions and movements that carry a particularly heavy risk in volleyball are also illustrated.<p /> 
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SN  - 1120-3137
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -