Pediatric Sports Overuse Injury

Aka: Pediatric Sports Overuse Injury, Overuse Injury in Childhood Athletes

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II. Images

  1. Apophysitis and Osteochondrosis Sites
    1. OrthoPedsApophysitisOsteochondrosis.jpg
  2. Epiphyseal Fracture
    1. OrthoFractureSalterHarris.jpg

III. Causes: Shoulder Injury

  1. Acromioclavicular Joint Injury (e.g. AC Separation)
  2. Glenohumeral Instability (e.g. Glenohumeral Subluxation, Shoulder Dislocation)
  3. Little Leaguer's Shoulder
  4. Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
  5. Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior Tear (SLAP Lesion)

IV. Causes: Elbow Injury

  1. Capitellum Osteochrondrosis
  2. Medial Epicondyle Apophysitis (Little Leaguer's Elbow)
  3. Elbow Osteochondritis Dissecans
  4. Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury

V. Causes: Wrist Injury

  1. De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
  2. Gymnast's Wrist
  3. Intersection Syndrome
  4. Scaphoid Fracture (including Stress Fracture)
  5. Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury

VI. Causes: Back Injury

  1. Lumbar Disc Herniation
  2. Lumbar Facet Joint Syndrome
  3. Scheuermann's Kyphosis
  4. Spondylolisthesis
  5. Spondylolysis

VII. Causes: Knee Injury

  1. Meniscus Injury
  2. Osgood Schlatter
  3. Patellar Tendinopathy
  4. Patellofemoral Syndrome
  5. Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease

VIII. Causes: Foot Injury

  1. Achilles Tendonitis
  2. Plantar Fasciitis
  3. Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever Disease)

IX. References

  1. Lintner (2023) Am Fam Physician 108(6): 544-553 [PubMed]

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