Abstract
Children and adolescents have become more and more involved in sports practice in the last few decades, with varied levels of competitiveness. The association of skeletal immaturity and intense physical activity renders this age group especially prone to musculoskeletal lesions. Generally speaking, chronic lesions are more common in pediatric athletes than those related to acute trauma. The latter, caused by the sudden action of high-energy forces, usually do not pose a diagnostic dilemma, while chronic osteoarticular injuries related to repetitive trauma of low intensity without time for adequate repair may mimic other conditions, including articular diseases. This chapter deals with imaging findings of some of the most frequent sports-related lesions in children, such as the different forms of apophysitis, osteochondritis dissecans, stress-related physeal lesions, and stress fractures.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Recommended Reading
Abdullah SB, Iyer RS, Shet NS. Pediatric osteochondral lesions. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2018;22:57–65.
Arnaiz J, Piedra T, de Lucas EM, Arnaiz AM, Pelaz M, Gomez-Dermit V, et al. Imaging findings of lower limb apophysitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;196:W316–25.
Bedoya MA, Jaramillo D, Chauvin NA. Overuse injuries in children. Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2015;24:67–81.
Cassas KJ, Cassettari-Wayhs A. Childhood and adolescent sports-related overuse injuries. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73:1014–22.
Chauvin NA, Jaimes C, Khwaja A. Ankle and foot injuries in the young athlete. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2018;22:104–17.
Danger F, Wasyliw C, Varich L. Osteochondroses. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2018;22:118–24.
Davis KW. Imaging pediatric sports injuries: lower extremity. Radiol Clin North Am. 2010;48:1213–35.
Davis KW. Imaging pediatric sports injuries: upper extremity. Radiol Clin North Am. 2010;48:1199–211.
Delgado J, Jaramillo D, Chauvin NA. Imaging the injured pediatric athlete: upper extremity. Radiographics. 2016;36:1672–87.
Dwek JR. The hip: MR imaging of uniquely pediatric disorders. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009;17:509–20.
Emery KH. Imaging of sports injuries of the upper extremity in children. Clin Sports Med. 2006;25:543–68.
Frick SL. Evaluation of the child who has hip pain. Orthop Clin North Am. 2006;37:133–40.
Ghahremani S, Griggs R, Hall T, Motamedi K, Boechat MI. Osteochondral lesions in pediatric and adolescent patients. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2014;18:505–12.
Hesper T, Zilkens C, Bittersohl B, Krauspe R. Imaging modalities in patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis. J Child Orthop. 2017;11:99–106.
Jawetz ST, Shah PH, Potter HG. Imaging of physeal injury: overuse. Sports Health. 2015;7:142–53.
Kerssemakers SP, Fotiadou AN, de Jonge MC, Karantanas AH, Maas M. Sport injuries in the paediatric and adolescent patient: a growing problem. Pediatr Radiol. 2009;39:471–84.
Kijowski R, Tuite MJ. Pediatric throwing injuries of the elbow. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2010;14:419–29.
Launay F. Sports-related overuse injuries in children. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2015;101:S139–47.
Marshall KW. Overuse upper extremity injuries in the skeletally immature patient: beyond little league shoulder and elbow. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2014;18:469–77.
Nguyen JC, Sheehan SE, Davis KW, Gill KG. Sports and the growing musculoskeletal system: sports imaging series. Radiology. 2017;284:25–42.
O’Dell MC, Jaramillo D, Bancroft L, Varich L, Logsdon G, Servaes S. Imaging of sports-related injuries of the lower extremity in pediatric patients. Radiographics. 2016;36:1807–27.
Patel CV. The foot and ankle: MR imaging of uniquely pediatric disorders. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009;17:539–47.
Patel DR. Stress fractures: diagnosis and management in the primary care setting. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2010;57:819–27.
Paz DA, Chang GH, Yetto JM Jr, Dwek JR, Chung CB. Upper extremity overuse injuries in pediatric athletes: clinical presentation, imaging findings, and treatment. Clin Imaging. 2015;39:954–64.
Polousky JD. Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2011;19:56–63.
Rosendahl K, Strouse PJ. Sports injury of the pediatric musculoskeletal system. Radiol Med. 2016;121:431–41.
Sanchez R, Strouse PJ. The knee: MR imaging of uniquely pediatric disorders. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009;17:521–37.
Sanchez TR, Jadhav SP, Swischuk LE. MR imaging of pediatric trauma. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009;17:439–50.
Shelat NH, El-Khoury GY. Pediatric stress fractures: a pictorial essay. Iowa Orthop J. 2016;36:138–46.
Soprano JV. Musculoskeletal injuries in the pediatric and adolescent athlete. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2005;4:329–34.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Viana, S.L., Machado Ribeiro, M.C., Beber Machado, B. (2019). Imaging of Sports-Related Musculoskeletal Lesions in Pediatric Patients. In: Joint Imaging in Childhood and Adolescence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11342-1_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11342-1_11
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-11341-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-11342-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)