title: Ankle injuries in the pediatric population.
abstract: Ankle injuries occur with considerable frequency in the pediatric population, although diagnosis is rarely straightforward. In this paper, we highlight the more common pitfalls in diagnosis and management, calling upon classic and contemporary literature and our own combined 30-year experience in managing pediatric lower extremity problems.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8071, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Daigneault
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology