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Behavioral and Locomotor Measurements Using an Open Field Activity Monitoring System for Skeletal Muscle Diseases
Published on: September 29, 2014
Common Pediatric Musculoskeletal Issues
Brittney M Richardson1, Meghane E Masquelin2
1Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 215 Central Avenue, Suite 205, Louisville, KY 40208, USA.
Abstract:
This article reviews injuries encountered in active pediatric patients and discusses common presentations, diagnostic criteria, treatment modalities, and prevention. An emphasis is placed on overuse injuries, including a review of physeal and apophyseal injuries encountered in skeletally immature, active patients as well as back disorders often encountered in adolescents. This article is not meant to be comprehensive, but it offers directions for management of these patients in the outpatient primary care setting.
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