Traumatic arthritis in sport

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 251 - 254
• Main Authors: Fredberg, U., Bolvig, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copenhagen Munksgaard International Publishers 01.08.2001; Blackwell
• Subjects: Ankle Joint - diagnostic imaging; arthritis; Arthritis - diagnostic imaging; Arthritis - drug therapy; Arthritis - etiology; athletes; Athletic Injuries - complications; Athletic Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Athletic Injuries - drug therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Foot Bones - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Injections, Intra-Articular - methods; Lidocaine - administration & dosage; Lidocaine - therapeutic use; Male; Medical sciences; Soccer - injuries; Sport (general aspects); steroid hormones; Synovitis - diagnostic imaging; Synovitis - drug therapy; Synovitis - etiology; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Triamcinolone - administration & dosage; Triamcinolone - therapeutic use; Ultrasonography; Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications; Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging; Wounds, Nonpenetrating - drug therapy; Sonography; Human; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Joint; Trauma; Sports medicine; Case study; Sport; Echography; Arthropathy; Complication; Degenerative disease; Diagnosis; Osteoarthritis
• ISSN: 0905-7188; 1600-0838
• DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2001.110410.x

After the introduction of ultrasonography in sports medicine, traumatic arthritis is recognized relatively frequently among athletes. In this case study, the ultrasonographic findings and the prompt effect of ultrasonographically guided intra‐articular injection of long‐acting steroid are demonstrated in two patients.