Editors:
- Provides a literature-based update on the nature, distribution and determinants of injury in youth sports
- Covers epidemiology and management of common youth sport injuries
- Suggests measures for injury prevention and directions for further research
Part of the book series: Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine (PASM)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Epidemiology of Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
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Potentially Serious Injuries and Outcomes
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Injury Causation and Prevention
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About this book
Reviews
“This is a very practical and helpful book describing the epidemiology of injury in pediatric sports (5 chapters), the common injuries (4 chapters), outcomes of severe injuries (3 chapters), and injury causation and prevention (2 chapters). An additional article reviews research on pediatric and adolescent sport. For pediatric orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, and also to practicing pediatricians.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 13 (3), March, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA
Dennis Caine
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McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Laura Purcell
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
Book Subtitle: Epidemiology, Treatment and Prevention
Editors: Dennis Caine, Laura Purcell
Series Title: Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18141-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18140-0Published: 08 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34761-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18141-7Published: 24 August 2015
Series ISSN: 2198-266X
Series E-ISSN: 2198-2678
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 250
Topics: Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Orthopedics