Sports medicine and arthroscopy review
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In the United States, youth interest in sports participation has increased steadily over the past 2 decades. Although such trends are encouraging to the medical community, especially given the concurrent obesity epidemic among American youth, this increase in sports participation is accompanied by an increase in rates of sports injury in the pediatric population. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of these injuries by primary care and orthopedic providers rests heavily on a fundamental understanding of the epidemiology of such pathologies.
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There has been a significant increase in youth sports participation and athletic activities over the past 3 decades. With the increase in participation, there has been a commensurate rise in the number of sports-related injuries. A majority of these injuries are due to overuse as athletes frequently compete in multiple sports with year round competition and training. ⋯ This review will focus on both overuse and traumatic injuries of the upper extremity in the adolescent athlete. A significant emphasis will be placed on the evaluation and management of soft tissue and bony injuries in the overhead throwing athlete. The review will conclude with a discussion on common wrist and hand injuries seen in this population.