WorksheetsChapter 1 Exam - Sports Medicine 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following descriptions is correct regarding an acute injury?
Develops over a long period of time
No clear causative mechanism
Vague or absent signs and symptoms
Characterized by rapid onset resulting from a traumatic event
What percentage of families have a child participating in an organized sport?
20%
40%
75%
90%
The __________ represents the magnitude of a single force that causes damage to an anatomical structure.
critical force
minimal force
magnetic force
mechanism of injury
Which of the following descriptions is correct regarding a chronic injury?
Characterized by rapid onset resulting from a traumatic event
Obvious, clearly identifiable causative mechanism
Usually associated with a significant traumatic event
Characterized by a slow, insidious onset
Which of the following is considered an intrinsic cause of overuse injury?
Lack of proper conditioning
Uneven playing surfaces
Heat and humidity
Improper shoes
Which of the following muscle contraction types has been identified as the most common causative factor in tendon injury?
Concentric contraction
Static (isometric) contraction
Isokinetic contraction
Eccentric contraction
Which of the following is not a soft-tissue structure?
A) Tendon
B) Ligament
C) Cartilage
D) Bone
Which of the following descriptions is incorrect regarding catastrophic injury in the context of high school and collegiate sports?
Includes injuries that result in permanent disability
Involves damage to the brain and/or spinal cord and is potentially life threatening
Typically results in death of the participant
Caused by systemic failure related to exertion or by secondary complication
Which of the following is correct regarding the term sprain?
It involves ligament tissue.
A third-degree sprain is the least severe form.
No hemorrhage is associated with a third-degree sprain.
Second-degree sprains rarely recur.
Which of the following is correct regarding the term strain?
This injury involves ligament tissue.
This injury involves tissues such as tendon, muscle, and the musculotendinous junction.
First-degree strains are the most severe form of this injury.
Third-degree strains involve little associated damage to muscle and tendon structures.
Which of the following terms denotes the formation of a bone-like structure within muscle tissue, often related to severe contusion?
Hematoma
Ecchymosis
Myositis ossificans
Subluxation
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding a stress fracture?
This injury occurs when bone is subjected to repeated episodes of overloading that exceed the rate of recovery.
There is usually an absence of trauma in the presence of symptoms.
Typically the athlete with a stress fracture is involved in a repetitive activity.
Stress fractures are easily diagnosed in the initial phase with a standard X-ray.
Which of the following is a complication from a Salter-Harris fracture?
Premature closure of the growth plate
Decreased bone mineralization
Partial displacement of joint
MRSA Infection
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding dislocation types of injury?
May present many of the same signs and symptoms of sprains
May involve a subluxation, which is a partial displacement of the bones in a joint
May involve a luxation, which is a total displacement of bones that compose a joint
Is generally acceptable for coaching personnel to reduce a dislocation in the field without medical assistance
Which of the following sports would be classified as non-contact?
Baseball
Diving
Ice Skating
Badminton
Which of the following sports would be classified as limited contact?
Volleyball
Rodeo
Gymnastics
Distance running
Which of the following sports would be classified as having a high static and high dynamic component?
Bowling
Weightlifting
Speed skating
Field hockey
Which of the following sports would be classified as having a low static and high dynamic component?
Basketball
Distance running
Rugby
Golf
The most recent data for basketball, soccer, and baseball injuries indicate that which of the following statements is true?
The aggregate rate for boys’ sports was higher than for girls’ sports.
Boys had a higher knee ligament injury rate in soccer than girls.
Boys’ game injury rate was five times greater than for girls.
The aggregate rate for girls’ sports was higher than for boys’ sports.
Which of the following statements about tackle football is true?
Medial ankle sprains and lateral collateral ligament sprains of the knee were the most common injuries.
The rate of concussions was lower in competitions than in practice.
Fatalities have increased over the last few decades due to the lack of implementation of various rules.
College football accounts for 75% of the exertional heat illness (EHI) cases across all NCAA sports.
Which of the following is true in regards to the coach’s role as a first responder?
Best to treat with the “run-it-off” approach
Coaches are most often the first to arrive at the scene of an injury.
Determine if athlete is faking injury by asking questions
Treat all injuries with ice and crutches.
Which of the following is a factor that has not been fully linked with an increase in the incidence of Little League elbow in youth baseball pitchers?
Number of pitches thrown
Pitching mechanics
Curveball pitches
Physical condition of youth pitcher
Which of the following statements contributes to the definition of youth sport specialization?
Child participates on one team of the same sport for a season.
Child completes year-round training (greater than 8 months) for one sport.
Child engages in other sports to develop different motor skills.
Child completes summer training after a spring season.
The time-loss injury rate was greater in college men's basketball than in high school boys' basketball and overall, competitions had more injuries than practice.
True
False
Data clearly indicate that overall injuries to women are gender specific rather than sports specific.
True
False
Overuse injuries to the Achilles tendon are quite rare in sports such as track and field.
True
False
Overhead strokes in sports such as tennis place significant stress on structures such as the rotator cuff.
True
False
Contusions are the most frequent sports injury, regardless of sport.
True
False
Strains are injuries to ligaments, capsules, and cartilage.
True
False
Crepitation involves a grating sensation within the limb, often associated with a fracture.
True
False
Male basketball players suffer more catastrophic exertional/systemic injuries than male players of other sports.
True
False
Male basketball players sustain more knee injuries than their female counterparts.
True
False
Baseball-related deaths have been reported as a result of players being struck in the chest by a ball.
True
False
In interscholastic wrestling, the ear is a common area for injury from friction.
True
False
In soccer, heading the soccer ball was responsible for more concussive injuries in both boys and girls than collisions with other players or the playing surface.
True
False
More than 60% of players with a previous ACL injury quit soccer within 2 years, compared to 36% of non-injured players.
True
False
A Type V Salter-Harris fracture involves a crushing injury of the epiphysis without displacement.
True
False
Male soccer players are two to three times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their female counterparts and seem to sustain these injuries at younger ages.
True
False
Ankle and knee injuries were the most common recurrent injuries in high school athletes.
True
False
Based on sports epidemiology, sports regulatory organizations can implement strategies designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of sports injuries.
True
False
Contaminated equipment, like wrestling mats and clothing, makes the transmission of bacterial, fungal, and viral infections fairly common in wrestling.
True
False
The forces acting on the biceps brachii attachment were higher for the softball windmill pitch than those seen in the overhand throw.
True
False
Impetigo, herpes, ringworm, tinea corporis, and CA-MRSA are common skin infections in soccer.
True
False
Improperly constructed, movable soccer goals have been involved in a number of severe injuries and deaths.
True
False
Adolescent and young athletes should limit the hours of participation in sports per week to their age (e.g., 10-year-olds should not participate in more than 10 hours of specialized activity each week).
True
False
