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Sports Injury Treatment Flashcards

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  1. A wrestler presents with tinea corporis (ringworm). Per NFHS wrestling rules, when may the athlete return to competition?

    Answer: After 72 hours (minimum) of appropriate systemic antifungal treatment with covered/resolved lesions

    NFHS requires at least 72 hours of appropriate antifungal treatment and covered/non-active lesions before a wrestler may return to competition.

  2. Which clinical test is most specific for a superior labrum anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) tear in a throwing athlete?

    Answer: Active compression (O'Brien) test

    The O'Brien active compression test has high specificity for SLAP tears, with pain in the adducted/internally rotated arm position relieved by supination.

  3. A basketball player with chronic patellar tendinopathy asks about isometric exercises for in-season pain management. What is the recommended protocol?

    Answer: 5 sets of 45-second holds at 70% MVC on a leg extension machine

    Isometric quadriceps contractions (45 seconds at 70% MVC, 5 sets) provide immediate and prolonged analgesic effects for patellar tendinopathy during the season.

  4. What is the primary indication for using a functional knee brace (e.g., DonJoy) in a post-ACL reconstruction athlete returning to sport?

    Answer: Provide proprioceptive feedback and psychological confidence while the graft matures

    Functional bracing after ACL reconstruction primarily provides proprioceptive cues and athlete confidence; it does not mechanically prevent ACL re-rupture.

  5. A cross-country skier develops exertional compartment syndrome in the anterior leg. What is the definitive treatment?

    Answer: Fasciotomy of the affected compartment

    Fasciotomy releasing the compartment fascia is the definitive treatment for chronic exertional compartment syndrome refractory to activity modification.

  6. Which rehabilitation principle best describes prescribing an exercise at an intensity that produces mild discomfort (≤3/10 pain) during tendon loading?

    Answer: Pain monitoring model for tendon loading

    The pain monitoring model allows up to 3/10 pain during tendon exercises provided pain does not worsen the next morning, guiding safe load progression.

  7. A field hockey player has a Jones fracture (proximal 5th metatarsal at the metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction). What is the concern and preferred treatment for a competitive athlete?

    Answer: High non-union risk; early surgical fixation with intramedullary screw is preferred

    Jones fractures have a high non-union rate due to poor vascularity; intramedullary screw fixation allows earlier return to sport in competitive athletes.