Spondylolysis: returning the athlete to sports participation with brace treatmentDavid Zurakowski
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
Orthopedics 25:653-7. 2002
..Athletes with symptomatic spondylolysis treated with an antilordotic brace can expect improvement in their clinical course and return to sports participation in 4-6 weeks...
- Elbow arthroscopy in the pediatric and adolescent population
L J Micheli
Division of Sports Medicine, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, U S A
Arthroscopy 17:694-9. 2001
..We describe our techniques for elbow arthroscopy in young patients. Type of Study: Case series of 47 patients...
- Articular cartilage repair in the adolescent athlete: is autologous chondrocyte implantation the answer?
Lyle Micheli
Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin J Sport Med 16:465-70. 2006
..To determine the evidence base for recommendations regarding autologous chondryocyte implantation in adolescent athletes...
- Articular cartilage defects of the distal femur in children and adolescents: treatment with autologous chondrocyte implantation
Lyle J Micheli
Boston Children s Hospital, MA 02115, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 26:455-60. 2006
..Most cartilage-repair studies focus on older patient populations. This study assesses the outcomes of patients who were treated with autologous chondrocyte implantation before the age of 18...
- Stress fractures in the spine and sacrum
Lyle J Micheli
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Clin Sports Med 25:75-88, ix. 2006
..This article reviews current concepts in the assessment and management of stress fractures of the lumbosacral spine, particularly of the pars (spondylolysis), pedicles, and sacrum...
- Current evaluation and management of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
C A Michelle McTimoney
Division of Sports Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 319 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Curr Sports Med Rep 2:41-6. 2003
..The management guidelines have remained largely unchanged since early recommendations. Recently, the addition of a bone growth stimulator to the management of difficult cases has shown promise...
- Fitness and health of children through sport: the context for action
Lyle Micheli
Division of Sports Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Br J Sports Med 45:931-6. 2011
..These programmes have also been used successfully to enhance the lives of the young participants by means other than improving physical health...
- Skeletal scintigraphy in pediatric sports medicine
Katherine Zukotynski
Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:1212-9. 2010
..CONCLUSION: Skeletal scintigraphy complements anatomic findings in pediatric athletes. Familiarity with imaging technique and study interpretation can improve diagnosis...
- IOC consensus statement on training the elite child athlete
Margo Mountjoy
IOC Medical Commission, Lausanne, Switzerland
Clin J Sport Med 18:122-3. 2008
- Strength training recommendations for the young athlete
Jeffrey M Vaughn
Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 19:235-45, viii. 2008
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- The value of SPECT in the detection of stress injury to the pars interarticularis in patients with low back pain
Katherine Zukotynski
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
J Orthop Surg Res 5:13. 2010
..It is our expectation that by improving our ability to correctly diagnose bone stress in patients with suspected injury of the posterior elements, the long-term cost of managing this condition will be lowered...
- Glycosaminoglycan distribution in cartilage as determined by delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC): potential clinical applications
Ashley Williams
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 4 Blackfan Cir, Rm. 147, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 182:167-72. 2004
..Overall, these results suggest the need for further research into the biochemical changes seen during disease progression and the effects of therapeutic interventions...
- Training the child athlete: physical fitness, health and injury
Cordelia W Carter
Division of Sports Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Br J Sports Med 45:880-5. 2011
..Preliminary experience with several specific injury patterns--anterior cruciate ligament injuries and ankle sprains--has demonstrated the efficacy of such targeted prevention strategies...
- Treatment outcomes of autologous chondrocyte implantation for full-thickness articular cartilage defects of the trochlea
Bert Mandelbaum
Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation, 1301 20th Street, Suite 150, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Am J Sports Med 35:915-21. 2007
..Only 1 other study has examined the effectiveness of autologous chondrocyte implantation for lesions of the patellofemoral joint...
- Skeletal scintigraphy of young patients with low-back pain and a lumbosacral transitional vertebra
Leonard P Connolly
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Nucl Med 44:909-14. 2003
..Low-back pain may result. This study assessed what skeletal scintigraphy reveals about stress associated with a lumbosacral transitional vertebra in young patients with low-back pain...
- Autologous chondrocyte implantation versus debridement for treatment of full-thickness chondral defects of the knee: an observational cohort study with 3-year follow-up
Freddie H Fu
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Sports Med 33:1658-66. 2005
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- Patellofemoral pain syndrome: evaluation of location and intensity of pain
Peter G Gerbino
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Children s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Clin J Pain 22:154-9. 2006
..To identify the sites and intensity of pain in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome...
- Foot and ankle injuries in dance
Treg D Brown
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Orthop 33:303-9. 2004
..The physician must consider all these factors when designing an appropriate treatment plan for a dancer...
- Correlates of stress fractures among preadolescent and adolescent girls
Keith J Loud
Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 115:e399-406. 2005
..In the meantime, clinicians should remain vigilant in identifying and treating disordered eating and menstrual irregularities among their highly active, young, female patients...
- Soccer injuries
Eric Giza
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Program, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Med Sport Sci 49:140-69. 2005
..Head injuries in youth soccer are low, and rarely, if ever, occur from head to ball contact. Adherence to the rules of the game, proper coaching, and adequate refereeing are important factors in youth soccer injury prevention...
- Injuries sustained by high school rugby players in the United States, 2005-2006
Christy L Collins
Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children s Hospital, 700 Children s Dr, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:49-54. 2008
..To describe the incidence and characteristics of injuries among US high school rugby players and to identify possible injury risk factors...
- Long-term functional outcome after lateral patellar retinacular release in adolescents: an observational cohort study with minimum 5-year follow-up
Peter G Gerbino
Monterey Joint Replacement and Sports Medicine, Monterey, CA, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 28:118-23. 2008
..Studies of long-term outcomes after lateral release are limited, especially for differing indications...
- Transphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature pubescent adolescents
Mininder S Kocher
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:2632-9. 2007
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of a transphyseal reconstruction technique in pubescent but skeletally immature adolescents...
- Family history predicts stress fracture in active female adolescents
Keith J Loud
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Medical Center, Akron, Ohio, USA
Pediatrics 120:e364-72. 2007
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- Physeal sparing reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature prepubescent children and adolescents
Mininder S Kocher
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:2371-9. 2005
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of a physeal sparing, combined intra-articular and extra-articular reconstruction technique in prepubescent skeletally immature children...
- Internal fixation of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the knee
Mininder S Kocher
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Sports Med 35:712-8. 2007
..Operative techniques for the management of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the knee include drilling, internal fixation, fragment removal, and chondral resurfacing...
- Physeal sparing reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature prepubescent children and adolescents. Surgical technique
Mininder S Kocher
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 88:283-93. 2006
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of a physeal sparing, combined intra-articular and extra-articular reconstruction technique in prepubescent skeletally immature children...
- Meniscal and articular cartilage injury in the skeletally immature knee
Arya W Moti
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
Instr Course Lect 52:683-90. 2003
..The orthopaedic surgeon should understand the principles of diagnosis and management, as well as be aware of current surgical treatment options available...
- Laxity and functional outcome after arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation of displaced tibial spine fractures in children
Mininder S Kocher
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Arthroscopy 19:1085-90. 2003
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate laxity and functional outcome of displaced tibial spine fractures in skeletally immature patients treated with arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation...
