Citation

Schupp CM, Bedgood A. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 2013; 12(3): 162-169.

Affiliation

Methodist Center for Sports Medicine, Houston, TX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1249/JSR.0b013e3182913cac

PMID

23669086

Abstract

Many articles have been written on specific injury patterns and types of injuries that occur in sports, but few have addressed sideline management with a specific focus on the injuries affecting skeletally immature athletes. This article will review the most common injuries that can occur with the skeletally immature athlete from head to toe in comparison to a skeletally mature or adult athlete. It will address also how to approach these injuries from a sideline and sports medicine perspective, thus providing insight for health care professionals to evaluate and treat young athletes that could allow them to return to sports safely.

Language: en