Sports-related injuries in the young female athlete.
The number of females participating in sports continues to increase. Adolescent and preadolescent females are at a risk injury to both their open growth plates as well as their joints. The purpose of this article is to review the common injuries seen with the most popular sports with females. Mt Sinai J Med 77:307-314, 2010. (c) 2010 Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Colvin
Alexis C
AC
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.alexis.colvin@mountsinai.org
Lynn
Abigail
A
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