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“Little league elbow”— acute traction apophysitis in an adolescent badminton player
Author(s) -
Blohm D.,
Kaalund S.,
Jakobsen B.W.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00241.x
Subject(s) - elbow , medicine , traction (geology) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sports medicine , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering
A case of an acute traction apophysitis, “little league elbow”, in an adolescent badminton player is presented. After a period of intense badminton activity, the patient developed typical signs of inflammation related to his elbow. X‐ray showed soft tissue calcifications and ultrasound showed intra‐articular swelling and a possible apophysitis related to the elbow. After a period of immobilization followed by low activity he could return to normal sports activity.