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Imaging pediatric sports injuries: lower extremity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21094407     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Injuries to pediatric athletes, which are becoming increasingly common, take the form of acute injuries and chronic overuse injuries. Acute injuries of the lower extremity include avulsions of the pelvic apophyses, muscle-tendon injuries, transient dislocation of the patella, ankle sprains, and acute tears of the anterior cruciate ligament and menisci. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the latter 2 injuries should approach the accuracy of MR imaging of the adult knee. Chronic overuse injuries of the lower extremity in this age group include stress fractures, which are most common in the tibia; ankle impingement syndromes; osteochondritis dissecans of the knee and osteochondral lesions of the talus; and traction apophysitis, most commonly presenting as Osgood-Schlatter disease and Sinding-Larsen-Johannson disease, affecting the patellar tendon. Imaging findings of all these lesions are characteristic, and allow radiologists to assist their clinical colleagues in diagnosing and treating pediatric athletic injuries.
Authors:
Kirkland W Davis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiologic clinics of North America     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1557-8275     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiol. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  2011-01-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0123703     Medline TA:  Radiol Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1213-35     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA. kdavis@uwhealth.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Ankle Injuries / diagnosis,  pathology
Athletic Injuries / diagnosis*
Child
Cumulative Trauma Disorders / diagnosis,  pathology
Female
Fractures, Stress / diagnosis,  pathology
Hip Injuries / diagnosis,  pathology
Humans
Knee Injuries / diagnosis,  pathology
Lower Extremity / injuries*,  pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Osteochondritis Dissecans / diagnosis,  pathology
Pediatrics / methods*
Sports Medicine / methods

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