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Physeal injuries in children’s and youth sports: reasons for concern?
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A systematic review of the literature on the frequency and characteristics of sports related growth plate injuries affecting children and youth in organised sport was carried out. Both acute and chronic physeal injuries related to participation in sports have been reported to occur, although injury incidence data are somewhat limited. Of particular concern is the growing number of stress related physeal injuries, including those affecting the lower extremities. Although most physeal injuries appeared to resolve with treatment and rest, there is also evidence of growth disturbance and deformity. Possible injury risk factors and countermeasures are discussed, and suggestions for directing future research provided.
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“While early sport specialisation may benefit highly technical sports like rhythmic gymnastics in achieving elite status, the intense training from age 12 in other sports like swimming, gymnastics, and baseball may increase the risk of overuse injuries and burnout [11].”
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“Determining exact prevalence rates of youth injuries is challenging due to several factors, including the increasing numbers of participants, the wide variety of sports, and the range of ages involved [11]. Most importantly, there is a lack of comprehensive databases to record injury occurrences [12].”
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- Authors
- Caine, D., DiFiori, J., & Maffulli, N.
- Venue
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2006-06-28
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 749-760
- ISSN
- 0306-3674
- 1473-0480
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- en
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