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Int J Sports Med 2008; 29(1): 77-80
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965160
Orthopedics & Biomechanics

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Dynamic Ultrasound for the Golfer Shoulder

J. W.-P. Michael1 , S. Kuhn2 , B. Yildirim1 , P. Eysel1 , D. P. König3
  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
  • 2Department of Traumatology, University of Mainz, Germany
  • 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rheinisches Hospital of Viersen, Germany
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accepted after revision December 15, 2006

Publication Date:
05 July 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Although golf is a popular sport amongst different age groups, it can result in injury, usually from overuse and from poor technique. The shoulder is a commonly affected site, with the lead shoulder (e.g., the left shoulder in the right-handed golfer) most vulnerable to injury. In our present study, we used ultrasound to analyze if a hyperlaxity of the lead shoulder was present. In total, 33 asymptomatic golf-players were investigated by questionnaire, clinical examination and static, as well as dynamic ultrasonography. Neither clinically nor through ultrasound hyperlaxity of the shoulder was found. However, in golfers with shoulder pain, hyperlaxity followed by secondary impingement should be considered as a possible cause.

Key words

hyperlaxity - shoulder - ultrasound - golf

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University of Cologne

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