Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries

General Information

From the Monograph Series—always current, concise, and clinically relevant

Area of Focus: Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Rising pediatric and adolescent sports injuries require increased awareness and education. Advance your understanding of the most common injuries encountered in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine and learn current treatment and prevention strategies to preserve the health of our promising young athletes.

This new monograph is the only comprehensive update on pediatric sports injuries and will be a valuable asset for every orthopaedic resident, sports medicine fellow, practicing sports medicine and emergency room physician, pediatrician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant who engages in pediatric sports medicine.

Experts in the field provide comprehensive and direct chapters, including full-color figures which help demonstrate concepts and physical examination maneuvers. Operative and non-operative treatments of knee ligament injuries are highlighted, including new surgical techniques that minimize injury to the open physis. In addition, learn prevention strategies for the recent epidemic of throwing injuries in young athletes. Numerous treatment algorithms are included throughout the book that explain simplified treatment strategies for complex problems, allowing you to learn quickly and employ the latest techniques.

Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, Editor

Table of Contents

1. Knee Ligament Injuries in Young Athletes
Rebecca T. Brafman, BA, Lauren M. Fabian, MD, and Christopher S. Ahmad, MD,Section Editors

2. Knee Cartilage Injuries and Osteochondritis Dissecans
Dennis E. Kramer, MD, and Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, Section Editors

3. Evaluation and Management of Discoid Meniscus
Pamela Mehta, MD, Rebecca T. Brafman, BA, and Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, Section Editors

4. Patellofemoral Disorders in the Young Athlete
Catherine M. Robertson, MD, and Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD, Section Editors

5. Shoulder Instability in Young Athletes
Lauren M. Fabian, MD, and William N. Levine, MD, Section Editors

6. Throwing Injuries in the Adolescent
Katie B. Vadasdi, MD, Vincent Perez, PT, and Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, Section Editors

7. Elbow Osteochondritis Dissecans and Olecranon Stress Fractures in Young Athletes
Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, MD, and Neal S. ElAttrache, MD, Section Editors

8. Medial-Side Elbow Injuries in the Young Athlete
Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, MD, and Lewis A. Yocum, MD, Section Editors

9. Foot and Ankle Injuries in Young Athletes
Joshua A. Metzl, MD, Charles M. Jobin, MD, and Justin K. Greisberg, MD, Section Editors

10. Hand and Wrist Injuries in the Young Athlete
Peter Tang, MD, MPH, Section Editor

11. Hip and Pelvis Injuries in Young Athletes
Edwin R. Cadet, MD, and Bryan T. Kelly, MD, Section Editors

12. Spine Injuries in the Young Athlete
Joseph K. Lee, MD, and Michael Vitale, MD, MPH, Section Editors