Síndrome del codo de portero de balonmano: una revisión sistemática
(Handball goalie`s elbow syndrome: a systematic review)
Elbow injuries in handball goalkeepers usually happen by ball impact during blocks exposing elbow joint to repetitive traumas in hyperextension position. The objective of this study was to realize a systematic review about handball elbow injuries in goalkeepers. A database search was conducted in Medline via Pubmed, Embase, SportDiscus and Lilacs. The quality of studies included was assessed using a modified and adapted checklist. The search results identify a total of 623 papers, and only ten articles were included in our review. The results of included articles demonstrated that handball elbow injuries have a high incidence, and the mechanism of this injury is repetitive traumas in elbow hyperextension by ball contact in forearm region.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences sport games |
| Tagging: | Torwart |
| Published in: | Revista Internacional de Medicina y Sciencias de la Actividad y del deporte |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
2013
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| Online Access: | http://cdeporte.rediris.es/revista/revista52/artsindrome414e.pdf |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 52 |
| Pages: | 831-842 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |