Spinal Injuries and Conditions in Young Athletes

1. Anatomy and Development of the Young Spine
Brian A. Kelly, Brian Snyder

2. The Young Athlete’s Spinal Mechanics
Robert A. Donatelli, Michael S. Thurner

3. Acute Thoracic and Lumbar Injuries
Michael P. Glotzbecker, Daniel J. Hedequist

4. Acute Cervical Spine Injuries
Robert V. Cantu, Robert C. Cantu

5. Concussion in Youth Sports
Cynthia J. Stein, William P. Meehan

6. Adolescent Overuse Spine Injuries
Michael O’Brien, Pierre A. d’Hemecourt

7. Throwing Sports and Injuries Involving the Young Athlete’s Spine
Peter Kriz

8. Spine Injuries in Collision/Heavy Contact Sports
Deborah I. Light, Hamish A. Kerr

9. Spine Injuries in the Aesthetic Athlete
Bridget J. Quinn

10. Swimming and the Spine
Erika B. Persson, Merrilee Zetaruk

11. Spinal Injuries in Combat Sports
Merrilee Zetaruk

12. Principles of Rehabilitation
Michellina Cassella, Carl Gustafson, Pierre A. d’Hemecourt

13. Congenital Spine Malformations and Sports Implications
Kristin S. Livingston, John B. Emans

14. The Young Athlete with Down Syndrome
Benjamin J. Shore

15. Spinal Deformity: Presentation, Treatment and Return to Sport
M. Timothy Hresko

16. Intrinsic Spinal Cord Abnormalities in Sport
Edward R. Smith, Mark R. Proctor

17. Metabolic Spinal Disorders in the Young Athlete
Naomi J. Brown, Kathryn E. Ackerman

18. Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Affecting the Young Athlete’s Spine
Lionel N. Metz, Derek Thomas Ward, Aenor J. Sawyer

19. Spine Tumors in the Young Athlete
Megan E. Anderson

20. Return to Play After Spinal Surgery
Robert G. Watkins, Robert G. Watkins

21. Adaptive Sport
David M. Popoli

22. The Spine in Skeletal Dysplasia
Lawrence I. Karlin

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Orthopedics