Abstract
Recently, focus has been placed on overuse injuries in youth athletes. What are the most common injuries you see? Eric W. Carson, MD: The one that has gotten the most publicity has been overuse injuries in the shoulders and elbows of throwing athletes, especially those who play baseball, but also sports such as volleyball and other overhead sports. One common problem is glenohumeral internal rotation defi cit (GIRD). David R. Diduch, MD: Primarily, injuries in this group of young athletes involve stress fractures at the growth plates. In addition, the GIRD defi cits that Dr Carson mentioned lead to altered shoulder mechanics and abnormal stressors on the biceps insertion and cause internal impingment problems, superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) tears, and rotator cuff partial tears.
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