Sports related bone injuries are common among athletes and can range from stress fractures, dislocations, and bone contusions.
These injuries occur due to high-impact activities, sudden movements, repetitive stress, or direct trauma, often seen in contact sports and running. Stress fractures typically result from overuse or repetitive force, leading to small cracks in the bone.
Treatment varies depending on the severity, with options including rest, immobilization with casts or splints, physical therapy, and in severe cases, surgical intervention. Proper preventive measures, such as strengthening exercises and protective gear, can help minimize the risk of bone injuries in sports.
The collarbone, or clavicle, is a common site of injury in many sports due to its vulnerable position between the sternum and shoulder. Clavicle fractures are particularly prevalent in contact sports such as football, hockey, and rugby.
The shoulder is one of the most commonly injured joints in sports due to its wide range of motion and complex anatomy. Shoulder injuries frequently occur in both contact sports—like football, wrestling, and rugby—and non-contact sports that involve repetitive overhead movements, such as baseball, tennis, swimming, and volleyball.
Wrist injuries are common in sports that involve falls, high-impact collisions, or repetitive hand movements, such as gymnastics, skateboarding, basketball, tennis, and weightlifting.
Shin bone injuries, particularly involving the tibia, are common in high-impact and running sports such as soccer, basketball, track and field, and distance running. One of the most frequent issues is shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome), caused by overuse and repetitive stress on the lower leg, leading to inflammation of the muscles and tendons around the tibia.
Ankle injuries are among the most common in sports, especially in activities that involve jumping, quick changes in direction, or uneven surfaces, such as basketball, soccer, football, and trail running. The most frequent injury is an ankle sprain, typically caused by rolling or twisting the ankle, which stretches or tears the ligaments—most often on the outer (lateral) side.