Injury Research in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
1957–1989 1990–2004 2005–2014 Totals Overall (total) 349 603 961 1,913 Mean/year 10.5 40 96 Median 11 34 92 Range 1–29 20–66 59–127 Articles (total) 327 395 714 1,436 Mean/year…
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Psychological Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
Fig. 13.1 Modified Hellstedt’s athletic triangle The existing research on psychological harm within the relationships an athlete has with the parent, coach, and teammates will be addressed in turn. Psychological…
Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Injury in Adventure and Extreme Sports
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Dennis Caine and Laura Purcell (eds.)Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent SportsContemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-18141-7_5 5. Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Injury in Adventure and Extreme Sports Dennis Caine1 and…
Concussion in Young Athletes
Sport/activity Females Males Age Group, # (%) Age Group, # (%) 5–9 years 10–14 years 15–19 years 5–9 years 10–14 years 15–19 years Ringette 6 (20.7) 36 (17.5) 12 (4.8)…
Epidemiology of Injury in Elite Youth Sports
Summer sports Aquatics Archery Artistic gymnastics Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach volleyball Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rhythmic gymnastics Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting…
The Exceptionality of the Young Athlete
Fig. 1.1 The head, limbs and body grow at different rates, resulting in adults with completely different proportions to those of a fetus and newborn baby. At birth, the relative…
Epidemiology of Injury in Community Club and Youth Sport Organizations
Fig. 3.1 A schema of the descriptive epidemiology of youth sport injuries. Reproduced with permission from [8] Injury distribution reflects person (who), place (where), time (when), and injury outcome (what)…
Rehabilitation of the Elbow
Ulnar collateral ligament tears Ulnar neuritis Flexor-pronator sprain, tear or tendinopathy Medial epicondyle apophysitis or avulsion (little league elbow) Lateral epicondylar tendinopathy Olecranon osteophytes Olecranon stress fractures Osteochondritis dissecans Loose…
Triceps Tendon Pathology
Fig. 14.1 CT scan showing a rare injury pattern with a capitellar shear fracture and complete triceps tendon rupture from a snowboarding accident (Courtesy of MoRe Foundation) Partial ruptures are…
Complex Elbow Dislocations
Fig. 20.1 (a–f) Complex elbow instability (terrible triad). Conservative treatment was attempted (due to the patient’s general status). Instability recurred after hyperflexed and well-fitted cast Surgery can consist in open…
