Common Injuries of the Foot and Ankle in the Child and Adolescent Athlete - 07/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.11.003
Gerard A. Malanga, MD a, b, c, ⁎ 
, Jose A. Ramirez – Del Toro, MD d
, Jose A. Ramirez – Del Toro, MD d a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, 30 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101, USA
b Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA
c Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pain Management Center, Overlook Hospital, MAC II Building, Suite B110, 11 Overlook Road, Summit, NJ 07091, USA
d Sports Medicine and Spinal Intervention, New Jersey Sports Medicine Institute, Montclair, NJ, USA
Corresponding author.Abstract |
A myriad problems in the foot and ankle are specific to child and adolescent athletes. The anatomy of young athletes with respect to the presence of a growth plate makes their injury patterns different from those seen in adults. The main general injury patterns seen in the feet and ankles of children are related to growth and development or occur from overuse syndromes or acute trauma. In this article we outline in an anatomically oriented manner most of the common problems in this population.
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Vol 19 - N° 2
P. 347-371 - mai 2008 Retour au numéro
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