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What are the key elements of youth sports orthopaedics examination?

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

swiss sports and exercise medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 2673-2327

pISSN - 2297-8712

DOI - 10.34045/ssem/2019/17

Subject(s) - athletes , trunk , competitive athletes , vulnerability (computing) , physical examination , orthopedic surgery , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , range of motion , physical therapy , psychology , surgery , computer science , biology , computer security , ecology

Young competitive athletes are particularly at risk during puberty. Growth plates and apophyses are reduced in their stability by hormone influence. Epiphyses can slip, apophyses can tear out. Therefore, a regular examination of those athletes is important. The examination should focus on muscular asymmetries, or reduced range of motion of a joint. Shortened muscles have to be recon as a risk factor for apophysitis. Dysbalances of the musculature are mainly found in the trunk area.Training plans should be adapted to the increased vulnerability.

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