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Team physician
Responsible for compiling medical histories and conducting physical examinations for each athlete.
Negligence
The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.
Act of commission
An individual commits an act that is not legally his or hers to perform.
National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)
Establishes minimum standards for equipment that must be met to ensure its safety.
Medial
Describes toward the midline.
External rotation
Rotational motion away from the midline.
Tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon.
Pes planus (flatfoot)
A fallen medial longitudinal arch.
Plantar fasciitis
Condition of the foot that results in pain on the plantar surface of the foot that is the worst in the morning.
Turf toe
A hyperextension injury of the big toe.
Syndesmotic ligament (anterior tibiofibular ligament)
A high ankle sprain is the result of injury to this ligament.
Inversion with plantarflexion
The mechanism of injury that damages the lateral ankle ligaments.
Tibia
The medial malleolus is part of this bone.
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
Falling on the anterior aspect of a bent knee will likely damage this ligament.
Medial collateral ligament (MCL)
A hit to the lateral aspect of the knee will likely injure this structure.
Hamstrings
The actions of these muscles are knee flexion and hip extension.
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Condition that occurs due to the loss of blood circulation to the articular head of the femur in children.
Hip pointer
Injury caused by a direct blow that results in an extremely painful contusion to the iliac crest leading to bleeding in the transversus abdominus and oblique muscles.
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
Disorder that occurs in the adolescent hip and is found mostly in boys who are obese.
Myositis ossificans
Condition caused by improper care of a thigh contusion, leading to ectopic bone formation within the quadriceps muscle.
Shoulder impingement syndrome
Condition caused by reduction of the space through which the supraspinatus tendon can pass.
Rotator cuff muscles
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis.
Annular ligament
Ligament that wraps around the radial head.
Mallet finger
A deformity caused by jamming and avulsing the extensor tendon from its insertion.
Lateral epicondylitis
Tennis elbow is also known as this.
Second impact syndrome
Can occur if an athlete who sustained a concussion previously returns to play prior to resolution of the symptoms and then receives another head injury.
Raccoon eyes
A sign of a basilar skull fracture.
Subdural hematoma
Most common type of cerebral hematoma that results from venous bleeding.
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
The quadrant where the spleen is located.
Kidney contusion
Injury likely to cause hematuria.
Kehr's sign
Associated with injury to the spleen.
Pneumothorax
A condition in which the pleural cavity surrounding the lung becomes filled with air that has entered through an opening in the chest.
Annulus fibrosus
The periphery of the intervertebral disc.
Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
Cervical: 7, Thoracic: 12, Lumbar: 5.
Spondylolysis
Injuries that occur as the result of hyperextension motion at the spine.
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Function is to prevent hyperextension of the spine.
Supraspinous ligament
Function is to limit flexion of the spine.
Occipital bone
The name of the bone that forms the posterior aspect of the skull.
Meninges
List from deep to superficial: Pia mater, Arachnoid mater, Dura mater.
