FREQUENCY OF WRIST GROWTH PLATE INJURY IN YOUNG GYMNASTS AT A TRAINING CENTER

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the frequency of physeal injuries and wrist pain in young competitive gymnasts according to their training characteristics . Methods: This is a cross-sectional study (January-June 2015) of a male gymnastics team in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Nineteen gymnasts, mean age 13.3 years, were evaluated in three ways: a questionnaire, physical examination and radiographs . Results: On average, they trained since 6 years-old and during hours per week. Eighty-two percent had wrist pain and 65% had wrist physeal injury. The pain was worse in practitioners of (82%) and soil (17%) exercises. A greater frequency of physeal injury was found in those with more years of training and higher weekly working hours, wrist pain was more frequent in those with higher weekly working hours, and a decreased range of motion was observed in those with physeal injury, results statistically significant . Conclusions: We found that 65% of gymnasts had wrist physeal injury and 82% had wrist pain. There were statistically significant relationships between physeal injury and years of training, physeal injury and weekly working hours, pain and weekly working hours, and physeal injury and range of motion. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.

Association between rheumatic fever and Takayasu's arteritis - Case report.

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) and rheumatic fever are diseases that can start with cardiac features, making the diagnosis difficult. There are reports of association of RF with Takayasu's arteritis beginning with cardiac involvement in pediatric patients. The aim of this study is to report the possible association of RF and TA in patients with cardiac abnormalities. We describe the case of an adolescent initially diagnosed with RF who progressed with changes that allowed making the diagnosis of TA. TA and RF are two important causes of valve involvement that may have systemic manifestations.

Association between rheumatic fever and takayasu's arteritis - case report / Associação entre febre reumática e arterite de Takayasu - Relato de caso

ABSTRACT Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) and rheumatic fever are diseases that can start with cardiac fea-tures, making the diagnosis difficult. There are reports of association of RF with Takayasu’sarteritis beginning with cardiac involvement in pediatric patients. The aim of this study isto report the possible association of RF and TA in patients with cardiac abnormalities. Wedescribe the case of an adolescent initially diagnosed with RF who progressed with changesthat allowed making the diagnosis of TA. TA and RF are two important causes of valveinvolvement that may have systemic manifestations.

RESUMO A arterite de Takayasu (AT) e a febre reumática (FR) são doenças que podem ter início commanifestação cardíaca, o que dificulta o diagnóstico. Há relatos de associação de FR com AT que se inicia com comprometimento cardíaco na faixa etária pediátrica. O objetivo deste estudo é relatar a possibilidade da associação de FR e AT em paciente com alteração cardíaca. Descrevemos o caso de uma adolescente diagnosticada inicialmente como FR que apresentou na evolução alterações que permitiram o diagnóstico de AT. A AT e a FR são duas causas importantes de envolvimento valvular que podem apresentar manifestações sistêmicas.

FREQUENCY OF WRIST GROWTH PLATE INJURY IN YOUNG GYMNASTS AT A TRAINING CENTER.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of physeal injuries and wrist pain in young competitive gymnasts according to their training characteristics . METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study (January-June 2015) of a male gymnastics team in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Nineteen gymnasts, mean age 13.3 years, were evaluated in three ways: a questionnaire, physical examination and radiographs . RESULTS: On average, they trained since 6 years-old and during hours per week. Eighty-two percent had wrist pain and 65% had wrist physeal injury. The pain was worse in practitioners of (82%) and soil (17%) exercises. A greater frequency of physeal injury was found in those with more years of training and higher weekly working hours, wrist pain was more frequent in those with higher weekly working hours, and a decreased range of motion was observed in those with physeal injury, results statistically significant . CONCLUSIONS: We found that 65% of gymnasts had wrist physeal injury and 82% had wrist pain. There were statistically significant relationships between physeal injury and years of training, physeal injury and weekly working hours, pain and weekly working hours, and physeal injury and range of motion. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.