[Wrist injuries in children and adolescent athletes: macrotrauma and overuse].

Leblebicioğlu, Gürsel; Doral, Mahmut Nedim; Atay, Ozgür Ahmet; Tetik, Onur; Uzümcügil, Akin; Yakut, Edibe · Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc · 2004

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Abstract

Young children and adolescents are becoming increasingly involved in recreational and professional sports. This inevitably leads to an increase in the number of sports-related injuries involving the hand and the wrist. Hence, physicians should have a good insight into macro- and microtraumas affecting the hand and the wrist. Prevention of injuries, correction of muscle-tendon imbalances, and maintenance of strength and flexibility are important issues for the prevention of disabilities in this age group.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy