Citation

Berk RH. Acta Orthop. Traumatol. Turc. 2004; 38(Suppl 1): 58-63.

Vernacular Title

Cocuk ve ergen sporcularda lomber yaralanmalar.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. haluk.berk@deu.edu.tr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Turk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Dernegi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15187460

Abstract

During the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in sports participation by pediatric athletes. Spinal injuries thus have become a great concern. The unique nature of the pediatric spine should be well-recognized and low back pain in a pediatric athlete should therefore be taken seriously and evaluated thoroughly. In this review article, sports-related lumbar spine problems will be covered including overuse injuries, spondylolysis, pars stress fractures, spondylolysthesis, and lumbar disc herniation. Early identification of these problems will eventually minimize these injuries.

Language: tr