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Shoulder Injuries

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Shoulder injuries are the second most common pathologies in rock climbing after finger injuries. SLAP lesions (superior labrum anterior to posterior) play an especially essential role.

Furthermore, the frequency of pathologies of the rotator cuff, the long head of the biceps tendon, impingement symptoms, and injuries due to a shoulder dislocation have increased recently. The basic pillars of diagnosis are thorough clinical investigation, sonography, and MRI. If surgical therapy is necessary, recent studies show very promising postoperative results, enabling climbers to regain their pre-injury climbing abilities.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Center of Sportsmedicine, Klinikum Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany

    M. Simon & Volker Schöffl

  2. School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Becket University, Leeds, UK

    Volker Schöffl

  3. Section of Wilderness Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA

    Volker Schöffl

  4. Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Volker Schöffl

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  1. Center of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

    Volker Schöffl

  2. Department Of Pediatric Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

    Isabelle Schöffl

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Christoph Lutter

  4. Orthopädie und orthopädische Chirurgie, Privatklinik Hochrum, Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria

    Thomas Hochholzer

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Simon, M., Schöffl, V. (2022). Shoulder Injuries. In: Schöffl, V., Schöffl, I., Lutter, C., Hochholzer, T. (eds) Climbing Medicine . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72184-8_9

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