Acute Knee Injuries in Skeletally Immature Athletes - 07/08/11

Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.11.005

Hua Ming Siow, MBChB, MMed, FRCSEd ^a,^b, Danielle B. Cameron, BA ^a, Theodore J. Ganley, MD ^a,^c,^⁎
^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2^nd Floor, Wood Center, 34^th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899
^c The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2^nd Floor, Wood Center, 34^th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Corresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2^nd Floor, Wood Center, 34^th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Abstract

The knee is the body part most commonly injured as a consequence of collisions, falls, and overuse occurring from childhood sports. The number of sports-related injuries is increasing because of active participation of children in competitive sports. Children differ from adults in many areas, such as increased rate and ability of healing, higher strength of ligaments compared with growth plates, and continued growth. Growth around the knee can be affected if the growth plates are involved in injuries. This article discusses fractures, anterior and posterior cruciate ligament injuries, and meniscal and patellar conditions.

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