title: [Lumbar spine injuries in pediatric and adolescent athletes].
abstract: During the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in sports participation by pediatric athletes. Spinal injuries thus have become a great concern. The unique nature of the pediatric spine should be well-recognized and low back pain in a pediatric athlete should therefore be taken seriously and evaluated thoroughly. In this review article, sports-related lumbar spine problems will be covered including overuse injuries, spondylolysis, pars stress fractures, spondylolysthesis, and lumbar disc herniation. Early identification of these problems will eventually minimize these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. haluk.berk@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: R Haluk
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Berk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014421:Turkey