The Role of the Hand Surgery Consultant in the Care of the Basketball Athlete : Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

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The Role of the Hand Surgery Consultant in the Care of the Basketball Athlete

Graham, Thomas J. MD

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Kettering Health and Team Physician, Cleveland Guardians

Disclosure: The author declares no conflict of interest.

Reprints: Thomas J. Graham, MD, Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer, Kettering Health, Ridgeleigh Terrace, 3965 Southern Blvd, Kettering 45429, OH.

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review 31(1):p 3-11, March 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0000000000000357

Abstract

Basketball presents several characteristics that distinguishes it from other contact sports and can influence the manner by which a Team Physician and Hand Surgery Consultant interact. An abbreviated list of pathologies that affect the basketball athlete and the approach to their evaluation and treatment by a Hand Surgeon are described in context of return-to-play.

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