Acute injuries to the lower extremities in pediatric and adolescent athletes

Ronald P. Pfeiffer; Kevin G. Shea; Michael J. Curtin; Peter Apel

doi:10.1123/att.7.6.18

Acute injuries to the lower extremities in pediatric and adolescent athletes

Ronald P. Pfeiffer
, Kevin G. Shea
, Michael J. Curtin
, Peter Apel

Kinesiology Department

Intermountain Orthopaedics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Loyola University Chicago

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Abstract

Skeletal injuries much more common in pediatric and adolescent athletes than are injuries to ligaments. A major concern with epiphyseal trauma is the long-term prognosis of an arrested growth plate or angular deformity. The physes are approximately one third as strong as their related ligaments, and the comparative strength is even more disparate during growth spurts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-24
Number of pages	7
Journal	Athletic Therapy Today
Volume	7
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/att.7.6.18
State	Published - Nov 2002

Keywords

Avulsions
Children and sports injuries
Fractures
Immature skeleton

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