Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Dramatic increases in youth competitive athletic activity, early sport specialization, and year-round training and competition, along with increased awareness of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children, have led to a commensurate increase in the frequency of ACL tears in the skeletally immature. Recent understanding of the risks of nonoperative treatment and surgical delay have supported a trend toward early operative treatment. This article discusses treatment strategies for ACL injuries in children and adolescents, and offers our preferred treatment strategy for skeletally immature youth athletes with ACL tears.

publication date

  • August 6, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Athletes
  • Athletic Injuries
  • Orthopedic Procedures

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84990911137

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ocl.2016.05.004

PubMed ID

  • 27637664

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 4