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Overuse Injuries

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Pediatric sports participation has increased significantly over the last several decades. In addition, the amount of time spent training for one sport is becoming more common; consequently, overuse injuries are becoming more prevalent in the pediatric population. Most overuse injuries are the result of repetitive stress to the bones, tendons, or tendinous attachments to the bone. The repetitive stress can often be attributed to poor biomechanics from muscle imbalance of the adolescent, which may be due to their specific anatomy or constitutionally excessive ligamentous laxity or tightness. In this chapter, we will review the etiology diagnosis and treatment of several common overuse injuries including patellofemoral syndrome, throwing injuries, apophysitis, anterior leg pain, and stress fractures. We will also discuss the latest diagnostic modalities and treatments for these extremely common conditions.

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, 19 Longwood Avenue (2nd floor), Boston, MA, 02115, USA

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Micheli, L.J., Pendleton, A.M. (2014). Overuse Injuries. In: Guzzanti, V. (eds) Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Traumatology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5412-7_4

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