title: Epidemiology of sports injury in pediatric athletes.
abstract: In the United States, youth interest in sports participation has increased steadily over the past 2 decades. Although such trends are encouraging to the medical community, especially given the concurrent obesity epidemic among American youth, this increase in sports participation is accompanied by an increase in rates of sports injury in the pediatric population. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of these injuries by primary care and orthopedic providers rests heavily on a fundamental understanding of the epidemiology of such pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. gottschalkmd2@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew William
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: Jack T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Andrish
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D056352:Athletes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003681:Dehydration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries