Shoulder problems of adolescents. How they differ from those of adults.
The adolescent athlete with an open epiphyseal plate presents with different shoulder problems than does the adult. Most shoulder injuries in the adolescent athlete can be treated conservatively with a good prognosis for full return of function. The exception is a glenohumeral dislocation, which will probably recur and need a surgical reconstruction.
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
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