Imaging of sports injuries of the upper extremity in children.
Competitive athletics in school-aged children has become the norm rather than the exception. The increased repetitive stresses placed on the upper extremity in a wide variety of sports result in a host of injuries unique to the skeletally immature athlete. This article focuses on a discussion of the more common upper extremity injuries encountered in the child athlete and the role of radiography and MRI in diagnosis and management.
Emery
Kathleen H
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Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. kathleen.emery@cchmc.org
D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries