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ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2022

Recognition and conservative management for a spectrum of sport-related scapholunate interosseous ligament injuries: a case series.

Andrew Parks, Alexander Dennis Lee, Jessica Billham

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Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrew ParksDivision of Graduate Studies, Sports Sciences, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
Alexander Dennis LeeDepartment of Clinical Education, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
Jessica BillhamLogan University, Norman W. Kettner, DC Imaging Center.
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College · CANorman Regional Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case series presents four cases of scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) injury. We discuss the process of early recognition and highlight difficulties encountered in current diagnostic and conservative management strategies. The cases profile interdisciplinary management of four scapholunate (SL) injuries that have different clinical presentations and injury mechanisms. Three sport-related SL injuries were managed conservatively by a sport specialist chiropractor and one sport-related case was self-managed. Management strategies included early wrist immobilization, soft tissue manual therapy, low-level laser therapy, proprioceptive and strengthening exercises, and early orthopedic referral. This case series highlights: (1) the spectrum of SL injuries (2) the importance of early specialty referral, (3) the paucity of literature with respect to conservative management of these injuries and (4) the role of manual therapy and rehabilitation professionals as part of the healthcare team in detecting and helping manage these wrist injuries.

Indexed as

chiropracticchiropratiqueconservative managementdissociation scapho-lunairegestion conservatriceinstabilité scapho-lunaireligament interosseux scapho-lunaireréadaptationrehabilitationscapholunate dissociationscapholunate instabilityscapholunate interosseous ligament

Identifiers

PMID36818359
PMCPMC9914831
OpenAlexW4321612915

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