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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
To permit a smooth entry into the water, platform divers assume a special position with their hands. An older method consists of hitting the water with both fists closed while holding one thumb in the palm of the other hand. In a newer technique fingers and wrists are hyperextended, the forearms pronated, and the hands overlapped. In this series of 21 divers, the injuries included 2 fractures and 5 sprains treated by conservative methods. Two divers required surgery: one with loose bodies in the radiocarpal articulation, the other with chronic rupture of the trapeziometacarpal ligament and synovitis of both extensor pollicis brevis and longus. Eighteen divers complained of pain caused by the impact of the hand with the water. A kinetic analysis with a video imaging system explains the mechanism and forces of water penetration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
876-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Wrist and hand injuries in platform diving.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports