Upper extremity injuries in adolescent athletes

Edward G. McFarland; Efstathios Chronopoulos; Tae Kyun Kim

doi:10.1123/att.7.6.13

Upper extremity injuries in adolescent athletes

Edward G. McFarland, Efstathios Chronopoulos, Tae Kyun Kim

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Acute upper extremity injuries in adolescent athletes are more often fractures than ligament injuries. Elbow dislocation do not occur until the growth plates are closed. Wrist-ligament sprains are not common, where distal growthplate fractures are. Treatment of a shoulder dislocation in an adolescent athletes controversial but should be individualized for the patient. Arthroscopic stabilization of shoulder dislocations do not seem to work as well as open procedures in active athletes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	13-17
Number of pages	5
Journal	Athletic Therapy Today
Volume	7
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/att.7.6.13
State	Published - Nov 2002

Keywords

Dislocations
Fracture
Shoulder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

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