Running Injuries Wheeless

Description: Types of Injuries:
- short leg syndrome: (see growth deformities of the limbs)
- unequal leg lengths may predispose to injury in shorter leg;
- trochanteric bursitis:
- iliotibial band syndrome:
- semimembranosous tendonitis:
- pes anserinus bursitis;
- popliteus tendinitis
- patellar tendonitis (jumper's knee):
- exertional compartment syndrome:
- gastrocnemius rupture
- tibial stress frx:
- medial tibial shin splints:
- achilles tendon contracture:
- hyperpronation of the foot:
- heel pain:
- metatarsalgia:
- hallux rigidus:
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics