Balakatounis K, Angoules AG, Angoules NA, Panagiotopoulou K. Synthesis of evidence for the treatment of intersection syndrome. World J Orthop 2017; 8(8): 619-623 [PMID: 28875127 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i8.619]
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Antonios G Angoules, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 28 Agiou Spiridonos St, 12243 Athens, Greece. angoules@teiath.gr
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Orthopedics
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Minireviews
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World J Orthop. Aug 18, 2017; 8(8): 619-623 Published online Aug 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i8.619
Synthesis of evidence for the treatment of intersection syndrome
Konstantine Balakatounis, Antonios G Angoules, Nikolaos A Angoules, Kalomoira Panagiotopoulou
Konstantine Balakatounis, Neurology Institute of Athens, 10676 Athens, Greece
Antonios G Angoules, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12243 Athens, Greece
Nikolaos A Angoules, School of Physiotherapy, AMC Metropolitan College, 15125 Athens, Greece
Kalomoira Panagiotopoulou, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Kalomoira Panagiotopoulou, Filoktitis Medical Center, 19400 Athens, Greece
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study; Balakatounis K wrote the draft; Balakatounis K, Angoules AG, Angoules NA and Panagiotopoulou K contributed to the literature review and analysis; Angoules AG provided expert review; all authors approved the final version of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript declare that they have no conflict of interests.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Antonios G Angoules, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 28 Agiou Spiridonos St, 12243 Athens, Greece. angoules@teiath.gr
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Received: March 20, 2017 Peer-review started: March 23, 2017 First decision: June 12, 2017 Revised: July 17, 2017 Accepted: July 21, 2017 Article in press: July 22, 2017 Published online: August 18, 2017 Processing time: 143 Days and 19.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In this review, current aspects of clinical and imaging diagnosis, as well as therapeutic approach of intersection syndrome, are outlined. This overuse syndrome which may provokes significant wrist pain and disability, is associated with repetitive wrist flexion and extension and compressive forces applied to the wrist and is common in sports such as rowing, canoeing, skiing, weight lifting and racket sports. Conservative treatment is generally an efficient therapeutic approach and includes means such as rest, cryotherapy, immobilization through splinting, medication with non-steroid anti-inflammatory and corticoid drugs as well as individualized rehabilitation program incorporating progressive stretching and muscle strengthening exercises. Future research is proposed to select larger samples if possible and utilize the frank value of imaging studies such as magnetic resonance imaging scans or ultrasonography as well as optimal therapeutic strategies for every individual suffering from this syndrome.
