Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries in the Pediatric Population

Abstract

In pediatric patients, musculoskeletal overuse injuries are common clinical complaints. Recently, the number of youth who are engaged in formal competition has increased. A National Council of Youth Sports survey found that 60 million children aged 6 to 18 yr participate in some form of organized athletics. Surveillance reporting systems, such as the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance System and the High School Reporting Information Online (high school RIO), an Internet-based sports injury surveillance tool, have suggested an increase in the rates of overuse injuries. This article will focus on potential risk factors for overuse injuries, including those that are intrinsic and extrinsic in youth athletes. We also make note of some of the more common overuse injuries seen in the outpatient clinical setting, their diagnoses, and treatment based on current evidence-based literature.

Bilateral Navicular Stress Fractures with Nonunion in an Adolescent Middle-Distance Athlete: A Case Report

“…Navicular stress fractures have been reported in children, but account for only 4% of all childhood stress fractures (13). Recent articles, including a review of overuse injuries in the pediatric population, reported on several stress fractures, but none were of the navicular (14,15). A case of a navicular stress fracture from overload because of an equinus gait has been reported in a similarly aged female with cerebral palsy (2).…”

Physeal fracture in the wrist and hand due to stress injury in a child climber

“…[ 9 ] Conservative treatment includes the rest from weight-bearing exercise, bracing of the wrist, and physiotherapy. [ 11 ] Without early recognition and treatment, repetitive injury causes early closure of the physis, and it can lead to growth arrest, instability, and chronic pain. [ 1 , 7 ] In this case, the patient had repeated fractures, but the sites of fractures were different.…”

Perfil das doenças ortopédicas na infância em um centro de referência em pediatria no estado do Pará

“…Ao se analisar o panorama das alterações ortopédicas da infância, pode-se notar a importância da atenção dos pediatras para sua ocorrência e devida referência ao médico especializado ou resolução na atenção primária em quadros temporários ou fisiológicos, bem como a constante atualização destes profissionais para e realização de corretos diagnósticos e tratamento 3,4 . Deve-se ainda ressaltar a relevância da dedicação dos ortopedistas em razão da fase de transição da infância para a vida adulta ser bastante diferenciada quanto às patologias e manejo do trauma [4][5][6][7][8] .…”