title: [Wrist injuries in children and adolescent athletes: macrotrauma and overuse].
abstract: Young children and adolescents are becoming increasingly involved in recreational and professional sports. This inevitably leads to an increase in the number of sports-related injuries involving the hand and the wrist. Hence, physicians should have a good insight into macro- and microtraumas affecting the hand and the wrist. Prevention of injuries, correction of muscle-tendon imbalances, and maintenance of strength and flexibility are important issues for the prevention of disabilities in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. gursel@superonline.com
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblebicioğlu
authors.forename: Mahmut Nedim
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Doral
authors.forename: Ozgür Ahmet
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tetik
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzümcügil
authors.forename: Edibe
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yakut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014421:Turkey; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*