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Review
. 2016 Oct;47(4):777-88.
doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2016.05.004. Epub 2016 Aug 6.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Children and Adolescents

Peter D Fabricant  1 , Mininder S Kocher  2
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Review

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Children and Adolescents

Peter D Fabricant et al. Orthop Clin North Am. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Dramatic increases in youth competitive athletic activity, early sport specialization, and year-round training and competition, along with increased awareness of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children, have led to a commensurate increase in the frequency of ACL tears in the skeletally immature. Recent understanding of the risks of nonoperative treatment and surgical delay have supported a trend toward early operative treatment. This article discusses treatment strategies for ACL injuries in children and adolescents, and offers our preferred treatment strategy for skeletally immature youth athletes with ACL tears.

Keywords: ACL; Anterior cruciate ligament; Hamstring; Iliotibial band; Pediatric sports; Young athlete; Youth athlete.

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