Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports: Epidemiology, Treatment and Prevention

Providing a state-of-the-art account of the nature, distribution and determinants of sports
injury in children and adolescents, this unique volume uses the public health model to
describe the scope of the injury problem and the associated risk factors and evaluate the
current research on injury prevention strategies as described in the literature. Thoughtfully
divided in six sections, the nature of the young athlete and epidemiology of pediatric and
adolescent sports injury are described first. Then an overview of the most common types
of youth sports injuries as well as more serious injuries (e.g., concussions) and outcomes
is presented, followed by a discussion of injury causation and prevention. Suggestions for
future research rounds out the presentation. Each chapter is illustrated with tables which
make it easy to examine injury factors between studies. Throughout, the editors and
contributors have taken an evidence-based approach and adopted a uniform methodology
to assess the data available. Ideal for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers and
sports scientists alike, Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports concisely and accurately
presents the situation faced by clinicians treating young athletes and the challenges they
face in keeping up with this growing and active population. Furthermore, the information
in this book will be useful to allied health researchers and sport governing bodies as an
informed basis for continued epidemiological study and implementation of injury
prevention initiatives designed to reduce the incidence and severity of injuries
encountered by young athletes.