Javier Maquirriain1, Juan P Ghisi. 1. High Performance National Sports Center, CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina. jmaquirriain@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical and imaging differential diagnosis and tennis stroke biomechanics potentially involved in lunate stress injury pathogenesis. METHODS: The present report describes five competitive tennis players with overuse-related dorsal wrist pain assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of lunate stress injury. All players were treated conservatively, with symptom resolution and complete functional recovery achieved at 14 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Lunate stress injuries should be considered in the differential diagnosis of overuse-related dorsal wrist pain in tennis players.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical and imaging differential diagnosis and tennis stroke biomechanics potentially involved in lunate stress injury pathogenesis. METHODS: The present report describes five competitive tennis players with overuse-related dorsal wrist pain assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of lunate stress injury. All players were treated conservatively, with symptom resolution and complete functional recovery achieved at 14 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Lunate stress injuries should be considered in the differential diagnosis of overuse-related dorsal wrist pain in tennis players.