Sunday, December 16, 2007

MRI of injuries in the child athlete

In a child physeal and apophyseal injuries and avulsion injuries are common.In the acute setting one must keep in mind atypical muscle injuries (contusions and pyomyositis), intervertebral disc injuries, acute tendon injuries, apophyseal injuries and internal joint derangements. In chronic cases chondral and osteochondral injuries (stress fractures and osteochondritis), joint instability and impingement phenomena (os acromiale and os trigonum)must be kept in mind.

To read more: Clinical Radiology Dec 1999

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