Shoulder injury in professional cricketers.

Objective: To describe the impact of shoulder injuries on professional cricketers during the 2005 England and Wales first class cricket season.

Design: Professional cricketers in England were asked to complete two questionnaires relating to shoulder injuries. Players who returned both questionnaires were included in this study.

Single photon emission computerized tomography and reverse gantry computerized tomography findings in patients with back pain investigated for spondylolysis.

Background: Athletes with low back pain may have sustained a bone stress injury in the lumbar neural arch, including spondylolysis. Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) and reverse gantry computerized tomography (rg-CT) help localize bone stress response and spondylolyses.

Objectives: To describe the SPECT and rg-CT findings in those patients suspected of suffering from a spondylolysis.

Comparing injuries of spin bowling with fast bowling in young cricketers.

Objective: To compare the incidence and anatomic distribution of injuries sustained in spin and fast bowling in young cricketers.

Design: A prospective cohort study. Physical characteristics and retrospective data (sporting involvement and previous injuries) from young cricketers were recorded.

Musculoskeletal problems of the chest wall in athletes.

Chest pain in the athlete has a wide differential diagnosis. Pain may originate from structures within the thorax, such as the heart, lungs or oesophagus. However, musculoskeletal causes of chest pain must be considered.