We treated 2 cases of simultaneous dorsal dislocation of interphalangeal joints in the 5th finger. One case was injured by herperextension during basketball, and treated by open reduction and K-wire fixation. Another case was injured by industrial accident, and treated by splint for 1 week.
Accidents, Occupational ; Basketball ; Dislocations* ; Fingers* ; Joints* ; Splints

Stress fractures of the anterior tibial cortex are prone to complete fracture because these stress fractures occur on the tension side of the bone. Recently, surgical treatments are preferred in high-performance athletes requiring rapid return to sports. We report our experience of a case in which stress fracture of the anterior tibial cortex was treated using anterior tension band plating in a male athlete and successful bony union and rapid return to sports were achieved.
Athletes ; Basketball ; Fractures, Stress ; Humans ; Male ; Sports ; Tibia

Stress fractures of the patella occurring in athletes are quite rare and only 23 cases have been introduced in English literatures. Stress fractures of the patella are classified into two types: transverse and longitudinal. They are mostly seen in the distal one-third of the patella on a plain lateral radiograph. We present here a 16-year-old female basketball player with a stress fracture of the patella. Her serial radiographs demonstrated progression of the fracture including a lytic cortex lesion, known as the gray cortex sign for early stage stress fractures, in the distal one-third of the patella on plain lateral radiographs. In addition, we introduce a surgical technique using non-absorbable suture ligatures (No.2 Ethibond) for a displaced transverse stress fracture of the patella when the extensor mechanism is intact. The ligatures are passed through into the patella using suture passers and simply tied down over the top of the patella. In our case, it led to neither hardware-related nor circumferential loop-related irritation postoperatively.
Adolescent ; Athletes ; Basketball ; Female ; Fractures, Stress ; Humans ; Ligation ; Patella ; Sutures

Stress fractures of the proximal phalanx of the great toe are rare. This fractures have been associated with halux valgus deformity in most reports. We performed open reduction and internal fixation with distal chevron osteotomy for the stress fracture of the proximal phalanx of the great toe in a basketball player with hallux valgus, and obtained successful bony union and rapid return to sports.
Basketball ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Fractures, Stress ; Hallux ; Hallux Valgus ; Osteotomy ; Sports ; Toes

Recent neuroimaging studies indicate that learning a novel motor skill induces plastic changes in the brain structures of both gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) that are associated with a specific practice. We previously reported an increased volume of vermian lobules VI-VII (declive, folium, and tuber) in elite basketball athletes who require coordination for dribbling and shooting a ball, which awakened the central role of the cerebellum in motor coordination. However, the precise factor contributing to the increased volume was not determined. In the present study, we compared the volumes of the GM and WM in the sub-regions of the cerebellar vermis based on manual voxel analysis with the ImageJ program. We found significantly larger WM volumes of vermian lobules VI-VII (declive, folium, and tuber) in elite basketball athletes in response to long-term intensive motor learning. We suggest that the larger WM volumes of this region in elite basketball athletes represent a motor learning-induced plastic change, and that the WM of this region likely plays a critical role in coordination. This finding will contribute to gaining a deeper understanding of motor learning-evoked WM plasticity.
Athletes* ; Basketball* ; Brain ; Cerebellum* ; Humans ; Learning ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Motor Skills ; Neuroimaging ; Plastics*

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) and ultrasonography(US) for thediagnosis of jumper's knee in high school basketball players. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In order to detect clinicalcases of jumper's knee, 40 sites of patellar tendon in 20 knees of ten basketball players were assessed by anevaluation of personal history and physical examination. US and MRI were used for detecting compatible findings ofthis condition ; the diagnostic criteria were hypoechoic focus with focal thickening as seen on US, and increasedsignal intensity with focal thickening as seen on MRI. As an early finding of jumper's knee a new sonographiccriterion of focal hypoechoic focus with or without focal thickening, was also applied. RESULTS: At 19 of 40sites(48%), clinical jumper's knee was diagnosed. For the detection of this condition according to known cliteria,sensitivity and specificity were, respectively, 63% and 100%(US) and 32% and 90%(MRI). Using the new criterion,the sensitivity and specificity of US were 84% and 76%, respectively. CONCLUSION: On the basis of known US andMRI criteria for jumper's knee, the sensitivity and specificity of US were higher than those of MRI. We suggestthat hypoechoic focus without focal thickening oas seen on US, is an early finding of jumper's knee.
Basketball ; Humans ; Knee ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Patellar Ligament ; Physical Examination ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tendinopathy*

A 20-year-old woman presented with 2-year history of low back pain. She is a basketball player. There was neither major traumatic episode nor history of febrile illness, On plain roentgenograms, sclerosis and slightly decreased height of L5 vertebral body was detected while the intervertebral disc spaces were intact. We found that L5 body was destructed by materials showing high signal intensity on T2 weighted images and connecting the two adjacent disc spaces on MRI. The initial diagonsis included bone tumors. Vertebrectomy was done and the intravertebral material was revealed as degenerated nucleus pulposus.
Basketball ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Low Back Pain ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Sclerosis ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE: To assess the jumper's knee for the symptoms and diagnostics by MRI and ultrasonography in basket ball players. METHOD: Twenty knees of 10 basketball players with chronic knee pain were assessed by the history taking, physical examination and diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography. Their average age was 17.4 years. Stanish classification is used for grading the symptoms of jumper's knee. RESULTS: Nine proximal patellar tendons were diagnosed as jumper's knees (45%) and 11 distal tendons were diagnosed as jumper's knees (55%). In ultrasonographic findings, average proximal patellar tendon thickness was 4.5 mm+/-1.2 mm, and distal patella tendon thickness was 7.1+/-1.1 mm. Sensitivity was 63% (12/19) and specificity was rated as 100% (21/21). By the MRI findings, sensitivity was rated as 32% (6/19) and specificity was rated as 90% (16/21). Study between the patient's clinical severity level by Stanish classification and thickness of patellar tendon showed no significant correlation (<0.5). CONCLUSION: The ultrasonography to be more convenient and easier as a diagnostic method for the jumper's knee than MRI.
Basketball ; Classification ; Diagnosis ; Knee* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Patellar Ligament ; Physical Examination ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tendons ; Ultrasonography*

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contributing factors of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), electrodiagnostic and ultrasonographic findings of median nerve, and median nerve change after exercise in wheelchair basketball (WCB) players. METHODS: Fifteen WCB players with manual wheelchairs were enrolled in the study. Medical history of the subjects was taken. Electrodiagnosis and ultrasonography of both median nerves were performed to assess CTS in WCB players. Ultrasonographic median nerves evaluation was conducted after wheelchair propulsion for 20 minutes. RESULTS: Average body mass index (BMI) and period of wheelchair use of CTS subjects were greater than those of normal subjects. Electrodiagnosis revealed CTS in 14 of 30 hands (47%). Cross-sectional area (CSA) of median nerve was greater in CTS subjects than in normal subjects at 0.5 cm and 1 cm proximal to distal wrist crease (DWC), DWC, 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, and 3.5 cm distal to DWC. After exercising, median nerve CSAs at 0.5 cm and 1 cm proximal to DWC, DWC, and 3 cm and 3.5 cm distal to DWC were greater than baseline CSAs in CTS subjects; and median nerve CSAs at 1 cm proximal to DWC and DWC were greater than baseline CSAs in normal subjects. The changes in median nerve CSA after exercise in CTS subjects were greater than in normal subjects at 0.5 cm proximal to DWC and 3 cm and 3.5 cm distal to DWC. CONCLUSION: BMI and total period of wheelchair use contributed to developing CTS in WCB players. The experimental exercise might be related to the median nerve swelling around the inlet and outlet of carpal tunnel in WCB athletes with CTS.
Athletes* ; Basketball* ; Bays ; Body Mass Index ; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome* ; Electrodiagnosis ; Electromyography ; Hand ; Humans ; Median Nerve ; Ultrasonography ; Wheelchairs* ; Wrist

PURPOSE: To evaluate etiology, risk factors and clinical features in eyes with sports-related injuries. METHOD: A prospective evaluation of all patients presenting with a sports-related ocular injury was conducted at Dongguk University Pohang Hospital from January 1999 to December 1999. RESULT: There were 29 patients, representing 8.0% of all ocular trauma patients. Male was injured more often than female by a ratio of 6.25:1, and the mean age was 25.8+/-14.3 years. Soccer accounted for 37.9% and basketball accounted for 13.8% of all injuries. The mechanism most frequently responsible for injuries was direct ball trauma(51.7%). Six patients(20.7%) wore spectacles, whereas none of patients wore protective eye wear, at the time of their injury. Lid subcutaneous hemorrhage or edema(12 eyes) was the most common injury, and corneal abrasion(11 eyes) and retinal edema(7 eyes) occurred frequently. Traumatic hyphema and traumatic iritis occurred in 5 eyes, respectively. CONCLUSION: Sports-related ocular trauma is one of the significant causes of ocular morbidity. Even though all sports-related ocular trauma is not preventable, increased education such as use of certified protective eye wear is needed if the frequency or severity of injuries is to be decreased.
Basketball ; Education ; Eyeglasses ; Female ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hyphema ; Iritis ; Male ; Prospective Studies ; Retinaldehyde ; Risk Factors ; Soccer