title: Magnetic resonance imaging of injuries in the child athlete.
abstract: Sports related injuries in children and adolescents are an increasingly frequent clinical problem. Soft tissue injury is relatively less common in children than in adults and radiographs suffice in most situations. However there are specific clinical circumstances where MR imaging is of value. We discuss and demonstrate a variety of acute and chronic sports related conditions where MR imaging has contributed to the diagnosis and management. Some conditions such as apophysitis, osteochondritis and chronic physeal injuries are unique to childhood while others including spondylysis and stress fractures are unusual conditions outside the context of sport in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Gibbon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000293:injuries; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis