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Opening the Black Box: Evaluating the Pediatric Athlete With Elbow Pain
Author(s) -
Soma David B.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.01.002
Subject(s) - elbow , medicine , elbow pain , athletes , physical therapy , tennis elbow , physical medicine and rehabilitation , population , surgery , environmental health
Evaluation and treatment of pediatric elbow injuries in sport can be difficult because of the complex anatomy, evolving bony and cartilaginous composition, and multiple varied forces applied during athletic competition. In addition, youth sports are now putting even greater demands on the elbow of young athletes. It is important to understand the risk factors for injury, age‐appropriate conditions affecting the elbow, proper treatment of these conditions, and prevention strategies for elbow injuries in this young athletic population.