Biking Injuries

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are an estimated 600,000 emergency department visits due to bicycle-related injuries, every year. The most common injuries are those to the extremities, especially the arms and wrists.

Below is a partial list of the sports injuries and other activities with their related injuries treated at HandSport Surgery Institute in New York:

• carpal instability
• cyclists’ palsy
• distal radial ulnar joint instability
• distal radius fracture
• elbow fracture
• handlebar palsy
• perilunate dislocation
• pisiform fracture
• posterior elbow dislocation
• scapholunate ligament injury
• triangular fibrocartilage tear