The incidence of acute and overuse sports injuries in children and adolescents are increasing. Radiologists need to be familiar with the advantages and limitations of the various imaging modalities used to evaluate the injured young athlete. This book, written by leading experts from Europe and the United States, covers a wide spectrum of sports injuries seen in children and adolescents. The first part comprises a series of introductory chapters on topics such as the clinician's viewpoint, normal anatomy and variants, the imaging of articular cartilage, and the current role of ultrasonography. In subsequent chapters, each important site of injury is considered individually with the aid of informative images. The final part of the book resembles an atlas and presents the most commonly encountered injuries in the popular sports of football, skiing, water sports, tennis, and gymnastics. Throughout, particular attention is paid to the most recent advances in knowledge and imaging.

Part I: Epidemiology and clinical examination

Imaging techniques
Normal anatomy and variants that simulate injury
Articular cartilage: injury, repair and imaging
Physeal injuries in sports
Pseudotumors and incidental findings in sports injuries
Current role of Ultrasonography
Part II: Shoulder
Elbow
Wrist and Hand
Pelvis and groin
Hip
Knee-intra articular injuries
Knee-extra articular injuries
Ankle and foot
Spine
Part III: Common injuries in football
Common injuries in mountain skiing
Common injuries in water sports
Common injuries in tennis
Common injuries in gymnastics.