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Chung, Kook-Jin;Chung, Yung-Khee;Noh, Kyu-Cheol;Hong, Sung-Koo;Yoo, Jung-Han
- Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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- v.4 no.2
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- pp.128-132
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- 2005
With the introduction of working 5 days a week, people who are participating in sports activity has been increased so rapidly, therefore sports related injuries also has continued to grow. Among winter sports, snowboard has been gaining popularity among adolescents and young adults. But, snowboard related injuries, especially spinal injuries, has been rarely documented. We report a case of lumbar compression fracture following snowboard injury.
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Park Jai-Hyung;Kim Hyoung-Soo;Kim Hyun-Chul;Ji Jeong-Min
- Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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- v.3 no.2
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- pp.100-106
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- 2004
Thigh injuries are relatively uncommon sports injuries. But the incidence is increasing as many kinds of sports activity develops. And the prompt recognition and treatment of these injuries are critical to prevent prolonged disability. Also, despite the simple anatomic structure of the thigh, this region is finely tuned muscular mechanism with both anterior and posterior muscles crossing two joints. So the contracture of thigh muscle can result in not only decreased range of motion of the knee and hip joint, but also painful lumbar spine. So we reviewed recent literatures about the type of thigh injuries, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
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