Citation

Malanga GA, Ramirez-Del Toro JA. Phys. Med. Rehabil. Clin. N. Am. 2008; 19(2): 347-371.

Affiliation

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, 30 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101, USA; Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Medic

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pmr.2007.11.003

PMID

18395652

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.

Language: en