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14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)

17.06. - 21.06.2019, Berlin

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Hand and wrist injuries in ball sports: managing elite athletes

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  • presenting/speaker Gregoire Chick - Latour Hospital Geneva Switzerland, Ghent University Belgium, Geneva, Switzerland

International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy. 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT). Berlin, 17.-21.06.2019. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2020. DocIFSHT19-1199

doi: 10.3205/19ifssh1582, urn:nbn:de:0183-19ifssh15824

Published: February 6, 2020

© 2020 Chick.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Clinical issue/s:

  • Why is the elite athlete different from other athletes?
  • The hand and the wrist's function in ball sports
  • 3 types of lesions: how to manage injuries according to the type of ball sport
    • undisplaced waist scaphoid fracture
    • acute mcp thumb ligament injuries
    • sprains and dislocations of long fingers

Clinical reasoning:

  • specific problems in athletes
  • the treatment's goals
  • elite athlete testimonials
  • the actors and their decision-making role
  • the hand and the wrist's function in ball sports
  • undisplaced waist scaphoid fracture
  • acute mcp thumb ligament injuries
  • sprains and dislocations of long fingers

Innovative, analytical or new approach: In case of a recommended surgery, the date of treatment really depends on season's timing and if the surgery could be delayed.

Contribution to advancing HT practice: Recognition of elite athletes as a distinct patient population is important in allowing surgeons and patients to participate in shared decision-making that balances the desires of immediate return to play with long-term sequelae.