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Review
. 2007 Jun;48(3):281-8.

Injuries in water polo

Miljenko Franić  1 , Alan Ivković, Ratko Rudić
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Review

Injuries in water polo

Miljenko Franić et al. Croat Med J. 2007 Jun.
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Figure 1
Close contact between players may result in various injuries of the head, face, and hand.
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Figure 2
Arthroscopic image showing avulsion of the labrum from the anterior glenoid after traumatic shoulder dislocation in a water polo player.
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Figure 3
During the late cocking stage of the shot at goal, the player’s shoulder is in the position of abduction and maximal external rotation, which may result in the development of internal impingement.
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Figure 4
Osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum in a young water polo player. (A) Arthroscopic view of the lesion situated on the posterolateral aspect of the humeral capitellum; (B) magnetic resonance imaging of the same patient (white arrow indicates the lesion).
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