Overuse injuries of the olecranon in adolescents.
Overuse injuries are common in elite adolescent athletes due to intensive training demands. Overuse injuries of the olecranon have been divided into true stress fractures and osteochondroses. This article presents a third overuse injury, painful intraosseous edema, in elite adolescent athletes.
Parr
Thomas J
TJ
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Tex, USA.
Burns
Travis C
TC
D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male