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Overuse Injuries of the Extremities in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports

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With the increasingly competitive focus of youth sports, children and adolescents frequently enter sports at young ages and train in a more systematic fashion than in the past. Overuse injuries are a common consequence of these phenomena. This chapter describes the risk factors associated with these injuries, particularly those unique to the growing child. An approach to the diagnosis and treatment of common overuse injuries is detailed. In addition, high-risk overuse injuries that have the potential to result in long-term consequences are highlighted.

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    John P. DiFiori MD

  2. Children’s Hospital of King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Joel S. Brenner MD, MPH

  3. Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA

    Neeru Jayanthi MD

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DiFiori, J.P., Brenner, J.S., Jayanthi, N. (2016). Overuse Injuries of the Extremities in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports. In: Caine, D., Purcell, L. (eds) Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports. Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18141-7_7

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