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Citation
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Striano BM, Aoyama JT, Ellis HB, Kocher MS, Shea KG, Ganley TJ. JBJS Rev. 2020; 8(12): e2000013-2000019. |
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Abstract
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" Growing participation in sports among children, along with increasingly intense training regimens, has contributed to an increasing rate of sports-related injuries.
" Despite the similarities to adult sports injuries, pediatric patients have distinctive injury patterns because of the growing physis and therefore necessitate unique treatment algorithms.
" Caring for these injured children requires in-depth knowledge of not only pediatric injury patterns, but also the scope of age-specific treatments, the associated complications, and the controversies.
" When treating motivated pediatric athletes, one must be able to strike a delicate balance between patients' eagerness to return to sport and the need to ensure their long-term health and function.
" Knowledge of controversies and complications will help both patients and physicians make informed decisions about how best to restore pediatric athletes back to health.
Copyright © 2020 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
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