Anatomical Visual Guide to Sports Injuries

This guide is organized in sections by area of the body, from head and neck down to the ankle and foot. Each section has visual images of anatomy, movement, injuries and examples of the mechanism of select injuries. The majority of the images are of adults, but certain sections show pediatric anatomy (growth plate visuals), injuries and mechanisms. As an added bonus, anatomical system charts are included after the last section.

Head and Neck

Head Injuries
Neck Injuries

Shoulder

Shoulder Impingement and Biceps Problems
Shoulder Trauma
Shoulder Instability

Elbow and Forearm

Elbow and Forearm Traumatic Injuries
Elbow and Forearm Overuse Injuries
Elbow and Forearm Pediatric Injuries

Wrist and Hand

Wrist Injuries
Finger and Thumb Injuries
Inflammation and Arthritis

Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine

Thoracic and Lumbar Sacral Spine Problems

Pelvis, Hip and Thigh

Injuries of the Pelvis and Acetabulum
Injuries of the Proximal Femur
Hip and Thigh Soft Tissue Problems

Knee

Ligament Injuries
Meniscus Tears
Extensor Mechanism Problems
Fractures
Inflammations

Leg

Leg Injuries

Ankle and Foot

Ankle Injuries
Hindfoot Injuries
Forefoot and Midfoot Injuries

Anatomical System Charts

The Skeletal System
The Muscular System
Internal Organs of the Body
The Vascular System & Viscera
The Nervous System
The Spinal Nerves
The Autonomic Nervous System

Elbow And Forearm

Overuse Injuries of the Elbow:
Valgus Extension Overload Changes and Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
Biceps Rupture
Tennis Elbow
Olecranon Bursitis
Valgus Extension Overload in Kids and Medial Epicondyle Avulsion Injuries
Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) of the Elbow

Wrist and Hand

Colles Fracture
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex) Tear
Smith's fracture
Mallet Finger
Skier's thumb/Gamekeepers Thumb
Boxer's Fracture
DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis
Intersection syndrome

Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine

Herniated disc
Spondylolysis

Pelvis, Hip & Thigh

Pelvic Labral Injuries and Tears
Hip (Pelvic) Avulsion Fractures
Femoral Neck Stress Fracture
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
IT band syndrome
Quadriceps Tear
Hamstring Avulsion Tear
Piriformis Syndrome: One Cause of Sciatica

Knee

MCL Injury
ACL Injury
PCL Injury
Meniscus Tears
Patellar Dislocation:
Patellar Tendinopathy
Salter Harris Classification of Physis Injuries
IT Band Syndrome

Leg

Stress Fractures
Shin Splints (Medial tibial perisostitis)
Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Ankle and Foot

Plantar Faciitis
Ligament Sprains
Impingement:
Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus (OLT)
Salter Harris Fracture Type I - IV
Achilles tendon rupture & Tendinosis
Turf Toe
Jones Fracture and Navicular stress fracture

Index

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