Nontraumatic Sports Injuries to the Lower Extremity

Jane P. Sando, Teri M. McCambridge

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Abstract

The number of children and adolescents participating in sports is on the rise. There has been an increase in the incidence of overuse injuries and a concern that overscheduling, multi-day tournaments, and playing on multiple teams in a single season contribute to the development of these injuries. Skeletally immature children and adolescents are susceptible to overuse injuries to the physes and apophyses, which can be difficult to diagnose, especially because many do not have positive radiographic findings. This article describes the pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, treatment, and prevention of lower extremity overuse injuries in the skeletally mature and immature athlete.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)327-339
Number of pages13
JournalClinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2013

Keywords

  • Apophysitis
  • Bursitis
  • Osteochondroses
  • Overuse injuries
  • Pediatric athlete
  • Shin pain
  • Stress fracture
  • Tendinopathy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Emergency Medicine

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