TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Elbow injuries at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games: Demographics and pictorial imaging review JO - AJR American journal of roentgenology A1 - Bethapudi, Sarath A1 - Robinson, Philip A1 - Engebretsen, Lars A1 - Budgett, Richard A1 - Vanhegan, Ivor S. A1 - O'Connor, Philip SP - 535 EP - 549 VL - 201 IS - 3 N2 - OBJECTIVE. Elbow injuries in Olympic sports and their imaging findings have not been described previously. The main objective of this article is to analyze the demographic data on imaging of elbow injuries at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games and to review the spectrum of imaging findings. CONCLUSION. Elbow injuries were seen in a wide variety of sports. Judo and weightlifting contributed nearly half of all injuries, with only a surprisingly small number of injuries seen in throwing athletes. Knowledge of elbow anatomy coupled with awareness of types of elbow injuries and their prevalence in various sports will contribute toward improving diagnostic accuracy, handling of workload, and overall provision of services at similar major international sporting events in the future.

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LA - en SN - 0361-803X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.13.10897 ID - ref1 ER -