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.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Ambulatory Care Facilities / statistics & numerical data
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Athletes / statistics & numerical data*
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Athletic Injuries / epidemiology*
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Brain Concussion / epidemiology
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Brain Concussion / etiology
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
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Dehydration
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Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
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Heat Stress Disorders / epidemiology
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Heat Stress Disorders / etiology
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Humans
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Lower Extremity / injuries
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Spinal Cord Injuries / epidemiology
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Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology
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Tooth Injuries / epidemiology
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Tooth Injuries / etiology
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United States / epidemiology
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Upper Extremity / injuries