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The Young Female Athlete pp 73–86Cite as

Overuse Injuries in Young Female Athletes

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine ((PASM))

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Along with the many benefits of sports participation, unfortunately injuries also occur. Most injuries can be classified as either acute/traumatic injuries or overuse injuries. This chapter focuses on some of the most common overuse injuries experienced by young female athletes.

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  1. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Genevra Stone MD (Graduate)

  2. Pediatric Orthopaedic Associates, Next Level Sports Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Cassidy M. Foley DO

  3. Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Ellen Geminiani MD

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  1. Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Cynthia J. Stein

  2. Division of Sports Medicine,Department of Orthopedics, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Neuroendocrine Unit,Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Kathryn E. Ackerman

  3. Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Stone, G., Foley, C.M., Geminiani, E. (2016). Overuse Injuries in Young Female Athletes. In: Stein, C., Ackerman, K., Stracciolini, A. (eds) The Young Female Athlete. Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21632-4_6

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