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Sports Medicine in the Adolescent and Young Adult Athlete

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This chapter outlines common sports injuries in an adolescent and young adult (AYA) population as well as the presentation, investigation and management of common musculoskeletal injury patterns. The concepts of overuse injury and relative energy deficiency syndrome are explored to enable healthcare professionals to identify risk factors for the sporting AYA.

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  1. Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK

    Rebecca Robinson

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  1. Centre for MSK Research, University of Manchester and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK

    Janet E. McDonagh

  2. Department of Rheumatology, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, UK

    Rachel S. Tattersall

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Robinson, R. (2019). Sports Medicine in the Adolescent and Young Adult Athlete. In: McDonagh, J., Tattersall, R. (eds) Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology In Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95519-3_15

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