title: Adolescent running injuries.
abstract: Nineteen teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 years who had been running an average of 23.8 miles a week were attended for 25 musculoskeletal injuries. Diagnoses were similar to those seen in adults. Over 70% of the injuries involved the knee or leg. Girls had more leg injuries. All stress fractures occurred in the females despite their having less than one-half the weekly mileage of the boys (12 vs. 32 miles). Knee injuries were more common in boys. Over two-thirds of the injuries resulted from a training error. Methods for evaluation, treatment, and prevention of adolescent running injuries are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D012420:Running; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology