title: [Thoracal injuries in adolescents].
abstract: In adolescents, the chest is frequently vulnerable to sports-related trauma due to its size and location. Fortunately, most of them are insignificant in nature. However, sports physicians should always be alert to rare serious visceral organ injuries.
authors.affiliation: Bağdat Cad., 285/2, 81140 Caddebostan, Istanbul, Turkey. usluburhan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uslu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014421:Turkey