Common injuries of the foot and ankle in the child and adolescent athlete

Malanga, Gerard A. <sup>1,2,3</sup>; Ramirez–Del Toro, Jose A. <sup>4</sup>

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Malanga, Gerard A. ^1,2,3; Ramirez–Del Toro, Jose A. ⁴

Common injuries of the foot and ankle in the child and adolescent athlete

Phys Med Rehab Clin North Am. 2008;19(2):347-371

Affiliations

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, 30 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101, USA

²Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA

³Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pain Management Center, Overlook Hospital, MAC II Building, Suite B110, 11 Overlook Road, Summit, NJ 07091, USA

⁴Sports Medicine and Spinal Intervention, New Jersey Sports Medicine Institute, Montclair, NJ, USA
Abstract

A myriad problems in the foot and ankle are specific to child and adolescent athletes. The anatomy of young athletes with respect to the presence of a growth plate makes their injury patterns different from those seen in adults. The main general injury patterns seen in the feet and ankles of children are related to growth and development or occur from overuse syndromes or acute trauma. In this article we outline in an anatomically oriented manner most of the common problems in this population.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.11.003

PubMed: 18395652

WoS: 000265493100011

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