Citation

Rooks MD, Johnston RB, Ensor CD, McIntosh B, James S. Am. J. Sports Med. 1995; 23(6): 683-685.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8600734

Abstract

We studied 39 recreational rock climbers to determine the incidence and pattern of injuries sustained in the sport at their level. Eleven climbers (26%), who climbed beyond the sport level, had sustained a major injury from a fall. Thirty-five climbers (89%) sustained at least one significant injury. Fifty percent of the injuries involved the hand or wrist. Only seven climbers (19%) had evidence of a digital pulley injury (climber's finger). Four climbers (11%) had evidence of a carpal tunnel syndrome. Twenty climbers (50%) had tendinitis in an upper extremity on physical examination.

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