TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Hand injuries in rock climbers
JO  - Harefuah
A1  - Orbach, Hagay
A1  - Rubin, Guy
A1  - Wolovelsky, Alejandro
A1  - Rinott, Micha
A1  - Giwnewer, Uriel
A1  - Rozen, Nimrod
SP  - 407
EP  - 409
VL  - 155
IS  - 7
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Rock climbing, whether practiced in nature on cliffs and boulders or indoors on walls made of resin and wood, has gained tremendous popularity in recent decades. More people are exposed to injuries associated with the unique biomechanical forces of rock climbing. A series of repetitive high torque movements of the upper limbs are needed to ascend a wall or rockface. These movements subject the hand and wrist to large forces, potentially resulting in ligament and tendon sprains or rupture and even bone fracture. This review describes the anatomy, biomechanics and the common hand injuries in rock climbers.<p />  <p>Language: he</p>
LA  - he
SN  - 0017-7768
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -