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Prevention of Sports Injuries in Adolescents

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Sports-related injuries in adolescents are quite common problems.

Contusions are the most prevalent injuries, but acute and chronic sports-related muscle and tendon injuries are not that infrequent. Patterns of lesions are specific to childhood but, as the child grows, the injuries become more and more similar to adult ones, and the adolescent starts to be a little adult with a sport activity which is more and more vigorous.

Prevention must take in account intrinsic and extrinsic factors of risk as well as the level of training. Preparticipation evaluation must be considered an important preventive tool. Future research should include further development oF neuromuscular prevention strategies.

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  1. Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Viale Golgi, 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Mario Mosconi & Franco Benazzo

  2. Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, University of Pavia, IRCCS Foundation, S. Matteo Hospital Institute, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Stefano Marco Paolo Rossi

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  1. Fac. Medicine, Dept. Orthopedics & Traumatology, Hacettepe University, Hasyrcylar Caddesi, Ankara, 94110, Turkey

    Mahmut Nedim Doral

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Mosconi, M., Rossi, S.M.P., Benazzo, F. (2012). Prevention of Sports Injuries in Adolescents. In: Doral, M. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15630-4_131

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