Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries

by Christopher S. Ahmad, Rebecca T. Brafman (Contributor), Edwin R. Cadet (Contributor)

Rising pediatric and adolescent sports injuries require increased awareness and education. Advance your understanding of the most common injuries encountered in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine and learn current treatment and prevention strategies to preserve the health of our promising young athletes. This new monograph is the only comprehensive update on pediatric sports injuries and will be a valuable asset for every orthopaedic resident, sports medicine fellow, practicing sports medicine and emergency room physician, pediatrician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant who engages in pediatric sports medicine. Experts in the field provide comprehensive and direct chapters, including full-color figures which help demonstrate concepts and physical examination maneuvers. Operative and non-operative treatments of knee ligament injuries are highlighted, including new surgical techniques that minimize injury to the open physis. In addition, learn prevention strategies for the recent epidemic of throwing injuries in young athletes. Numerous treatment algorithms are included throughout the book that explain simplified treatment strategies for complex problems, allowing you to learn quickly and employ the latest techniques.

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Christopher S. Ahmad, M.D. is the Head Team Physician for the New York Yankees and a member of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association. He is a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Ahmad grew up in Long Island with a passion for playing soccer and played in the New York Empire State Games, the Eastern Region Olympic Development Team, and four years of varsity soccer at nationally ranked Columbia University. His background in soccer stimulated his career path that is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of youth sports injuries.

He currently serves as the Chief of Adolescent and Pediatric Sports Medicine and as the Director of Biomechanics Research at the Center for Orthopedic Research. He has authored more than 100 articles and book chapters related to knee, shoulder, elbow, and sports medicine and has given more than 100 lectures nationally and internationally. He is the
author of the textbooks Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries and Minimally Invasive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Dr. Ahmad has received many awards for outstanding research in the field of sports medicine.

Dr. Ahmad has served on MLB research committees to address the high incidence of Tommy John Surgeries in professional baseball. He is also the Head Team Physician for the expansion Major League Soccer New York City Football Club and for local high schools and serves as consultant to local metropolitan gymnastics and swim teams. He also is the official medical provider to the Football Club Westchester Soccer Academy. For more information,
visit http://www.elbowsportssurgeon.com.