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Published in: Sports Medicine 2/2000

01-08-2000 | Review Article

Upper Extremity Injuries in the Paediatric Athlete

Authors: Dr Mininder S. Kocher, Peter M. Waters, Lyle J. Micheli

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 2/2000

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Abstract

Injuries to the upper extremity in paediatric and adolescent athletes are increasingly being seen with expanded participation and higher competitive levels of youth sports. Injury patterns are unique to the growing musculoskeletal system and specific to the demands of the involved sport. Shoulder injuries include sternoclavicular joint injury, clavicle fracture, acromioclavicular joint injury, osteolysis of the distal clavicle, little league shoulder, proximal humerus fracture, glenohumeral instability and rotator cuff injury. Elbow injuries include supracondylar fracture, lateral condyle fracture, radial head/neck fracture, medial epicondyle avulsion, elbow dislocation and little league elbow. Wrist and hand injuries include distal radius fracture, distal radial physeal injury, triangular fibrocartilage tear, scaphoid fracture, wrist ligamentous injury thumb metacarpalphalangeal ulnar collateral ligament injury, proximal and distal interphalangeal joint injuries and finger fractures. Recognition of injury patterns with early activity modification and the initiation of efficacious treatment can prevent deformity/disability and return the youth athlete to sport.
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Metadata
Title
Upper Extremity Injuries in the Paediatric Athlete
Authors
Dr Mininder S. Kocher
Peter M. Waters
Lyle J. Micheli
Publication date
01-08-2000
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Sports Medicine / Issue 2/2000
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200030020-00005

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