Prevalence and Treatment Outcomes of Hand and Wrist Injuries in Professional Athletes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Injuries to the hand and wrist constitute up to 25% of all athletic injuries, yet not much information is available on the effects of such injuries on the careers of professional athletes. Understanding whether elite athletes can return to sport and at what level has value for athletes, coaches, managers, and others, including athletes at other levels of play.

Questions/purposes

The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on injuries of the hand and wrist in professional athletes to determine the prevalence and types of injuries sustained in professional sports, the management and clinical outcomes of such injuries, and the statistics regarding return to play.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted of PubMed/MEDLINE and the Coch

SUBMITTER: Lehman JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534880 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature