title: Lower leg, foot, and ankle injuries in young athletes.
abstract: Most injuries to the young athlete do have a benign natural course--complete resolution of the difficulty without sequelae. In order to develop a contemporary program of management of the more serious disorders in this active population, the practitioner must be certain to carefully analyze the injury and initiate a rapid course of action. A fracture of the tibia must be reduced, held aligned, and then rehabilitated. A compartment syndrome commonly demands early fasciotomy; the young athlete and his or her parents warrant a sensitive understanding from physicians to quell the anxiety that is paramount to all of these disorders.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Stanish
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001265:Athletic Injuries; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography