Adjunct use of radiofrequency coblation for osteochondritis dissecans in children: A case report.

Rationale: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions involve disruption of the osteochondral unit along articular surfaces, with significant potential for joint deterioration if not managed appropriately.

Patient Concerns: A 15-year-old male presented with persistent and insidious right knee pain, which had worsened following a collision with another player during a basketball game, resulting in episodes of locking.

Diagnoses: Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lateral trochlear OCD extending into the anterior lateral femoral condyle.

Femoroacetabular Impingement in Pediatric Patients.

Subacute, nontraumatic hip pain is often a diagnostic challenge. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain that is poorly understood. FAI is a result of abnormal morphologic changes in either the femoral head or the acetabulum.

Spectator injuries in sports.

Introduction: Injury documentation and prevention has largely focused on the athletes participating in the sporting event. However, spectators are at risk for injury as well depending on the sport and venue. No study to date has recorded and analyzed spectator injuries in sports.

Return to Driving After Hip Arthroscopy.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate patients' braking performance using a modern driving simulator after undergoing a right hip arthroscopy.

Design: This prospective study included 5 total driving sessions at which measurements were taken.

Setting: The study was conducted at an academic medical center.

The effects of resistance training, overtraining, and early specialization on youth athlete injury and development.

Introduction: In 2014, 60 million youth ages 6-18 participated in some form of generalized athletics. Around 3.5 million children are injured annually participating in organized sport or recreational activities.

Competitive bass anglers: a new concern in sports medicine.

Objective: Competitive bass angling involves sport fishing against other anglers while targeting a species of fish known as the black basses. Due to the rapidly growing popularity of high school competitive bass angling in Alabama and the nature of the casting motion similar to that of overhead athletes, we sought to examine the prevalence of sports type injuries in this population.

Methods: In spring 2016, an anonymous survey was distributed across two large scale competitive high school fishing tournaments, allowing for a broad sampling of anglers throughout the state of Alabama.

Outcomes after arthroscopic fixation of tibial eminence fractures with bioabsorbable nails in skeletally immature patients.

The aim of this paper is to report the outcomes and any complications with arthroscopic bioabsorbable nail fixation of tibial eminence fractures in skeletally immature patients. We retrospectively reviewed all surgically treated tibial eminence fractures treated by a single surgeon and seven patients were identified with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Mean deficits of flexion and extension were minimal.

Overuse Injuries of the Pediatric and Adolescent Throwing Athlete.

In the hypercompetitive environment of year round youth baseball, arm pain is commonplace. Although much research has been done about injuries in the overhead throwing athlete, the emphasis has been on the more elite levels, where athletes have reached full development. The anatomy of the skeletally immature athlete, including open physeal plates and increased tissue laxity, raises unique issues in the presentation and treatment of repetitive throwing injuries of the elbow and shoulder.

When celebrations go wrong: a case series of injuries after celebrating in sports.

Background: Athletes often engage in various celebration maneuvers during sports events. These celebrations can result in acute injuries. Our objective was to document publicized injuries in collegiate and professional athletes resulting from celebrations and examine associated variables.

Arthroscopic treatment of tibial spine malunion with resorbable screws.

Anterior tibial spine fractures are rare and were thought to occur mainly in children; however, recent literature indicates that the incidence in adults is much greater than previously thought. Because the tibial spine is an attachment point for the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), an avulsion may produce ACL laxity, predisposing to further issues. We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with a tibial spine fracture that failed conservative management.

Performance-enhancing substances in sports: a review of the literature.

Performance-enhancing substances (PESs) have unfortunately become ubiquitous in numerous sports, often tarnishing the spirit of competition. Reported rates of PES use among athletes are variable and range from 5 to 31%. More importantly, some of these substances pose a serious threat to the health and well-being of athletes.

Delayed presentation of a cervical spine fracture dislocation with posterior ligamentous disruption in a gymnast.

Cervical spine injuries are uncommon but potentially devastating athletic injuries. We report a case of a girl gymnast who presented with a cervical spine fracture dislocation with posterior ligamentous disruption several days after injury. To our knowledge, this type of presentation with such severity of injury in a gymnast has not been reported in the literature.