Injuries to the Adolescent Athlete
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 49 (3) , 72-78
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1971.11696544
Abstract
Young athletes become most vulnerable to serious injury at about 14 years of age, when their physical size and daredevilry belie the immaturity of their muscles and bones. The “Little League elbow” illustrates what can happen to young muscles and bones subjected to undue stress.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Athletic Injuries in ChildrenPediatric Clinics of North America, 1965
- Head and Neck Injuries in High School FootballPublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1964