title: Pediatric sports elbow injuries.
abstract: Elbow injuries in the pediatric and adolescent population represent a spectrum of pathology that can be categorized as medial tension injuries, lateral compression injuries, and posterior shear injuries. Early and accurate diagnosis can improve outcomes for both nonoperative and operative treatments. Prevention strategies are important to help reduce the increasing incidence of elbow injuries in youth athletes.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 622 West 168th Street, PH11-1130, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: R Michael
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Greiwe
authors.forename: Comron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saifi
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000293:injuries*; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D056740:Olecranon Process / Q000293:injuries*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000092464:Elbow Injuries