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Sports participation by children and adolescents has exploded in recent years. In the United States, more than 35 million children participate in organized sport, with millions of others participating at a recreational level (1). Children are becoming involved at younger and younger ages, and are often participating in sports year-round. They are also participating at more and more competitive levels, necessitating training with increased intensity.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, USA

    Lyle J. Micheli MD (Clinical Professor, Director) (Clinical Professor, Director)

  2. Division of Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, USA

    Lyle J. Micheli MD (Clinical Professor, Director) (Clinical Professor, Director)

  3. O’Donnell Family Professor of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Lyle J. Micheli MD (Clinical Professor, Director) (Clinical Professor, Director)

  4. Departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario, Canada

    Laura Purcell MSc, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, Dip Sport Med (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician) (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician)

  5. Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario, Canada

    Laura Purcell MSc, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, Dip Sport Med (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician) (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician)

  6. Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic London, Ontario, Canada

    Laura Purcell MSc, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, Dip Sport Med (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician) (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Pediatric Sport Medicine Physician)

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(2007). Introduction. In: Micheli, L.J., Purcell, L. (eds) The Adolescent Athlete. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49825-6_1

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