Abstract
Wrist pain is common among pediatric and adolescent athletes, either as a result of acute injury or chronic stress. Referring and treating physicians must be aware of occult bony and ligamentous injuries about the wrist in order to properly evaluate and treat acute injuries. The clinician must also be aware of the consequences of repetitive loading of the wrist during upper extremity weight-bearing, especially with regard to distal radius physeal injury in skeletally immature gymnasts. The present review provides current strategies for evaluation and treatment of several less commonly discussed sources of wrist pain in the pediatric athlete, including scaphoid fractures, scapholunate ligament injuries, triangular fibrocartilage injuries, dorsal carpal impingement, and gymnast wrist.
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