Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Common Fractures in Young Athletes February 10, 2012 Alex B. Diamond, D.O., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Vanderbilt University Medical Center Co-Chair, Youth Sports Safety Taskforce Team Physician Vanderbilt & Belmont Universities Nashville Sounds & Nashville Predators 40th Annual Meeting heast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEA
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Vanderbilt Sports Medicine
Common Fractures in Young AthletesFebruary 10, 2012
Alex B. Diamond, D.O., M.P.H.Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of PediatricsVanderbilt University Medical Center
40th Annual MeetingSoutheast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM)
Vanderbilt Sports Medicine
Andrew Gregory, MD, FAAP, FACSMAssistant Professor of Orthopedics & PediatricsProgram Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTeam Physician
Vanderbilt & Belmont UniversitiesNashville Sounds
USA Volleyball
Common Fractures in Young Athletes
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Disclosures• Diamond
– NO commercial relationships– Research & Educational funding
• NIH U54 Institutional Clinical & Translational Science Award
• Gregory– No conflict of interest
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Objectives• Review briefly the differences of pediatric
bone• Review pediatric fracture classification• Discuss subtle fractures in kids• Discuss a few other pediatric only conditions
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Pediatric Skeleton• Bone is relatively elastic and rubbery• Periosteum is quite thick & active• Ligaments are strong relative to the bone• Presence of the physis - “weak link”• Ligament injuries & dislocations are rare –
“kids don’t sprain stuff”• Fractures heal quickly and have the capacity to