Guest editors:
Alexis Chiang Colvin, MD (Left)
Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, The Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA.
Diana Patterson, MD (Right)
PGY-5, The Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA.
This focused issue of Annals of Joint on orthopaedic sports injuries in youth is a detailed examination of the pediatric and adolescent patient in sport. We have designed the articles to address a wide range of topics related to this theme, including current epidemiological information about pediatric sport participation, acute on-field injury management, medical and metabolic issues, and in-depth reviews of injuries to specific anatomic areas.
Preface
The importance of age-appropriate care of pediatric and adolescent athlete
Alexis Chiang Colvin, Diana Patterson
Review Article
A review of shoulder injuries in young athletes
David Solomon, Guang-Ting Cong, Paul Cagle
Elbow injuries in the pediatric athlete
Steven Andelman, Eliseo DiPrinzio, Michael Hausman
Upper extremity injuries in pediatric athletes
Kristen M. Sochol, Daniel A. Charen, Jaehon Kim
Anatomy of the pediatric spine and spine injuries in young athletes
James Dowdell, Christopher Mikhail, Jonathan Robinson, Abigail Allen
Orthopaedic sports injuries in youth: the hip
Andy L. Chang, Carl Cirino, Shawn G. Anthony
Overuse injuries of the knee
Nicholas DeBellis, Guang-Ting Cong, Christopher Mikhail, James Gladstone
The pediatric ankle and foot: a review of common injuries in the pediatric athlete and their treatments
Peter Du, Kevin Chen, Diana Patterson, Sheena Ranade
Female athlete triad: past, present, and future directions
William A. Ranson, Diana C. Patterson, Alexis C. Colvin
Epidemiology of youth sports injury: a review of demographic and sports-related risk factors for injury
Chierika Ukogu, Diana Patterson, Alex Sarosi, Alexis C. Colvin
On-field pediatric injuries
Debbie Chi, Diana C. Patterson, Alexis C. Colvin
Disclosure:
The series “Orthopaedic Sports Injuries in Youth” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Joint without any sponsorship or funding. Alexis Chiang Colvin and Diana Patterson served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.