ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the frequency and nature of basketball injuries occurring in a rural setting. More than 6000 patients with sports-related injuries presented to a rural emergency department between June 1, 1988 and June 1, 1994. Of these patients, 1189 (19% of the total) were injured playing basketball. A chart abstraction form was utilized to retrospectively review injuries noting demographics, types and sites of injuries, as well as referral and treatment plans. Approximately two-thirds (66.4%) of those injured were males, with most injuries (53%) occurring during school-related activities. Almost four-fifths (78%) of injuries occurred between the ages of 10 and 19. The ankle (33.1%) was the body site most commonly injured, followed in frequency by finger injuries (19.3%), sprains and strains, which accounted for the majority (55%) of injuries. The most common mechanism of injury was recorded in which no contact with other players occurred (37.4%). The vast majority (99%) of injuries were managed as outpatients. The majority of cases (72%) were expected to recover within 2 weeks. Similarities were noted regarding sites of injury and age of distribution of patients when compared to the previous studies.
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Athletic Injuries/epidemiology , Basketball , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Ankle Injuries/epidemiology , Ankle Injuries/etiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Craniocerebral Trauma/epidemiology , Craniocerebral Trauma/etiology , Female , Finger Injuries/epidemiology , Finger Injuries/etiology , Foot Injuries/epidemiology , Foot Injuries/etiology , Fractures, Bone/epidemiology , Fractures, Bone/etiology , Humans , Joint Dislocations/epidemiology , Joint Dislocations/etiology , Knee Injuries/epidemiology , Knee Injuries/etiology , Male , Middle Aged , Rural Population , Sex Factors , Sprains and Strains/epidemiology , Sprains and Strains/etiology , Wisconsin/epidemiology , Wrist Injuries/epidemiology , Wrist Injuries/etiologyABSTRACT
Peripheral neuropathies of the ulnar nerve at various locations in the upper extremity are common, but compression of the ulnar nerve at the level of the wrist due to an anomalous muscle is rare, though reported in the literature. Three cases of an abnormal abductor digiti minimi origin were first reported by Wood in 1868, but no mention was made of an associated ulnar neuropathy. To data, there have been 8 reported cases of an anomalous abductor digiti minimi, with sensory or motor abnormalities of the ulnar nerve the most common presentation. This case report describes a patient who had subjective paresthesiae in the ulnar nerve distribution for 2 years. He was found, at exploration, to have an anomalous muscle belly originating proximally from the deep forearm fascia with insertion into the abductor digiti minimi. We present the case, discuss the spectrum of compression neuropathies of the ulnar nerve at the wrist, and a review of the occurrence of anomalous muscles responsible.
