Basketball is one of the most common sports in the world and in the USA, and it is thought to be the most popular team sport for adolescent boys and girls with nearly a million athletes being registered during a given school year. With such a high participation rate, it is not ...
basketball, gymnastics and volleyball. This condition is caused by repetitive stress or tension on the upper tibia. The patellar tendon and surrounding soft tissues at the point where the tendon attaches to the tibia can become inflammed. Pre-adolescent bo...
The aim of the study was to assess psycho-physical deficits among young athletes with history of Osgood Shlatter Disease (OSD-H) compared to adolescents without history of knee pain (Control group). Eighteen participants were recruited from a group of 80
126, 127 However, additional research is needed to better understand how maturation status influences the impact of neuromuscular training in adolescent female athletes. A possible molecular explanation for the differences in ACL injuries between males and females is the action of relaxin. This peptide...
James R. Ebert MD, MBA, in Adolescent Medicine, 2008 Disorders of the Knee Knee disorders during adolescence typically involve the interface between bone, cartilage, and tendon. The rapid skeletal growth during puberty coupled with the athleticism of many teens increases the likelihood of both overu...
FOPE zones were identified on knee MRI examinations performed for pain in 12 patients (seven girls, five boys; age range, 11 years 9 months-15 years 8 months); the examinations were collected over 5 years. Clinical history, skeletal maturity, size and location of FOPE zone, and concomitant ...
Landry SC, McKean KA, Hubley-Kozey CL, et al. Neuromuscular and lower limb biomechanical differencesexist between male and female elite adolescent soccerplayers during an unanticipated side-cut maneuver. Am JSports Med 2007 Nov; 35 (11): 1888–900 ...
Seven participants had bilateral knee pain, swelling and tenderness whereas three had unilateral knee pain, swelling and tenderness (left knee in two cases, and right knee in one). Overall, 17 knees were assessed (left knee in nine cases and right knee in eight).Ten health...
Adolescent (10- to 15-year-old) boys are most commonly affected. Symptoms include recurrent swelling and pain with activity and a positive Wilson test, which involves extending the knee 30 degrees with the foot internally rotated. Diagnosis usually requires imaging studies or direct arthroscopic ...
JasonWong,NicolaMaffulli, inThe Pediatric and Adolescent Knee, 2006 Fractures Injuries of the knee most commonly result in physealinjuriesbecause the ligaments are stronger than thegrowth plates.68Mechanically, the growth plate has only one third the strength of the surrounding ligaments.48Hence, if ...