title: Adolescent and pediatric sports injuries.
abstract: With the ever increasing number of boys and girls participating in organized sports, specific injury patterns, often dependent upon sport and gender, have been identified. This article identifies the most common sports injuries, focusing on mechanisms of injury, pathoanatomy, the history and physical findings, as well as recommendations, for the primary care physician, for initial diagnostic studies and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, California, USA. famryu5@aol.com
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D010372:Pediatrics; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors