Athletic children: Guidelines and monitoring in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res

Orthopédie pédiatrique, hôpital d'enfants de la Timone, Aix Marseille université, 264, rue Saint Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.

Published: February 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • Sports provide numerous benefits for children, including improved motor development, bone health, and reduced obesity risk through regular physical activity.
  • Excessive training, especially in high-level sport, can negatively impact a child's overall development, so it's essential to monitor training hours based on age.
  • After major orthopedic surgery, children can return to sports, but it usually takes longer, and their performance may be lower than before the surgery.

Article Abstract

In day-to-day practice pediatric orthopedic surgeons often come up against the question of sport. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between sport and childhood, with 3 questions: (1) What are the benefits of sport for children? (2) How to manage high-level child athletes? And (3) What sports are possible after major orthopedic surgery? Sports provide many benefits for children, and are to be encouraged. Sixty minutes' moderate to intense physical activity per day benefits motor development and bone mineralization and reduces the risk of obesity. On the other hand, excessive sports activity, as encountered in high-level sport, can be harmful for the child's development. The amount of training should not exceed a certain threshold in terms of hours per week according to age. Surgical treatment of sport-related traumatic lesions does not necessarily accelerate return to sport: indications need to be reasonable, despite pressure from the patient's circle. Sports are possible after major orthopedic surgery, although return to sport tends to be delayed and the level is lower than preoperatively.

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