Radiographic evaluation of the patient with sport-related abdominal trauma. Curr Sports Med Rep 2007 Apr;6(2):115-9
Date
03/23/2007Pubmed ID
17376340DOI
10.1007/BF02941152Scopus ID
2-s2.0-34247265630 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
Abdominal injuries are rare in sports, but they can be very serious, even life threatening when they occur. With the increasing popularity of snowboarding and extreme skiing, the rate of abdominal injuries is beginning to rise slightly. It is imperative that physicians be able to recognize signs of injury to the liver, spleen, kidney, and hollow abdominal viscera and order appropriate diagnostic tests to investigate these injuries. This article focuses on the imaging modalities physicians can use to assist in diagnosis of sport-related abdominal trauma. Although the sports medicine physician will likely not provide definitive care and treatment of these injuries, because a team approach works best, it is important to know how to diagnose them through the proper studies.
Author List
Walter KDAuthor
Kevin D. Walter MD Associate Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AbdomenAbdominal Injuries
Athletic Injuries
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Radiography, Abdominal
Sports Medicine
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
