Sports injuries

Any injury that arises during sports participation. Typical sports injuries include fractures, head injury (including concussion), muscle strain or compartment syndrome, ligament sprain, tendinitis or tendon rupture, and joint dislocation or subluxation. Some so-called sports injuries, such as tennis elbow, are in fact a type of overuse injury.

 

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