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Imaging of Pediatric Lower Limb Sports Injuries.

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The importance of physical activity during childhood and adolescence has come to light, with an increase in sports-related acute traumatic and overuse injuries as a major disadvantage. A solid understanding… Click to show full abstract

The importance of physical activity during childhood and adolescence has come to light, with an increase in sports-related acute traumatic and overuse injuries as a major disadvantage. A solid understanding of the physiology of the growing skeleton, together with knowledge about age- and sex-related differences in the occurrence of acute traumatic and overuse injuries is necessary. Every musculoskeletal radiologist should also be familiar with the appearances of these injuries on different imaging modalities. This review focuses on all these aspects concerning acute traumatic and overuse injuries among children and adolescents.

Keywords: lower limb; acute traumatic; overuse injuries; imaging pediatric; traumatic overuse; pediatric lower

Journal Title: Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology
Year Published: 2021

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