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Jason Howland

Mayo Clinic Minute: Researching tennis wrist injuries

From beginners to the pros, injuries from playing tennis do happen, especially in the wrist.

Whether it's the serve, forehand, backhand or volley, tennis puts a lot of stress on your wrist.

"There are about 18 million tennis players in the United States. And when we talk about injuries in the upper extremity, about 30% in tennis players are wrist injuries. That's a high number," says Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic hand and wrist surgeon.

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