{"title":"The Role of the Hand Surgery Consultant in the Care of the Basketball Athlete.","authors":"Thomas J Graham","doi":"10.1097/JSA.0000000000000357","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Basketball presents several characteristics that distinguishes it from other contact sports and can influence the manner by which a Team Physician and Hand Surgery Consultant interact. An abbreviated list of pathologies that affect the basketball athlete and the approach to their evaluation and treatment by a Hand Surgeon are described in context of return-to-play.</p>","PeriodicalId":49481,"journal":{"name":"Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000357","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"SPORT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Basketball presents several characteristics that distinguishes it from other contact sports and can influence the manner by which a Team Physician and Hand Surgery Consultant interact. An abbreviated list of pathologies that affect the basketball athlete and the approach to their evaluation and treatment by a Hand Surgeon are described in context of return-to-play.
期刊介绍:
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review helps physicians digest the large volume of clinical literature in sports medicine and arthroscopy, identify the most important new developments, and apply new information effectively in clinical practice. Each issue is guest-edited by an acknowledged expert and focuses on a single topic or controversy. The Guest Editor invites the leading specialists on the topic to write review articles that highlight the most important advances. This unique format makes the journal more in-depth, authoritative, and practical than most publications in this field. The journal also includes dozens of full-color and black-and-white arthroscopic images and illustrations.