Imaging of sports injuries of the upper extremity in children

Clin Sports Med. 2006 Jul;25(3):543-68, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2006.02.003.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Age Factors
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / diagnosis
  • Elbow Injuries*
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries
  • Shoulder Dislocation / diagnosis
  • Shoulder Fractures / diagnosis
  • Shoulder Injuries*
  • Tendon Injuries / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Upper Extremity / injuries*
  • Wrist Injuries / diagnosis*