title: Cervical burners in the athlete.
abstract: Back pain in the pediatric athlete is rare compared to the adult population. However, the diagnosis should be accurate as most have specific etiologies and treatment. Nearly 50% of the time, the cause of the pain is an injury to the pars interarticularis. A thorough history and careful physician examination should guide the physician to a working differential diagnosis. Based on this, appropriate laboratory and imaging work-up is pursued to arrive at a timely diagnosis and subsequent treatment regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center-MedStar Health, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Klimkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D019876:Sports Equipment