Erschienen in:
01.05.2013 | Perspective
Imaging the elite golfer
verfasst von:
P. J. O’Connor, R. Hawkes
Erschienen in:
Skeletal Radiology
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Ausgabe 5/2013
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Excerpt
Imaging in professional golf is, as in many sports, becoming increasingly important. The value of magnetic resonance (MR) first came to the attention of golfers in 1974 with the MR diagnosis of a hook of hamate stress fracture. This came after a 7-year struggle with this injury for John Cook, one of the US tours top professionals. The events are detailed graphically in John Feinstein’s “A good walk spoiled”, which highlights the difficulties professional golfers found in gaining consistent reliable medical opinions. This results from the unusual injury patterns in golf, the nomadic nature of the professional golfer’s life, the increasing length of the tours, and the huge geographic spread of the venues. …