@article{article_190866, title={Lumbar spine injuries in pediatric and adolescent athletes}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={38}, pages={58–63}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v38i0.715}, url={https://izlik.org/JA83LK64SB}, author={Berk, R.}, keywords={adolescent;athletic injuries/diagnosis;athletic injuries/physiopathology;athletic injuries/therapy;back injuries;back pain/etiology;back pain/therapy;child;diagnosis, differential;fractures, stress/etiology;fractures, stress/radiography;fracture fixation}, abstract={During the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in sports participation by pediatric athletes. Spinal injuries thus have become a great concern. The unique nature of the pediatric spine should be well-recognized and low back pain in a pediatric athlete should therefore be taken seriously and evaluated thoroughly. In this review article sports-related lumbar spine problems will be covered including overuse injuries, spondylolysis, pars stress fractures, spondylolysthesis, and lumbar disc herniation. Early identification of these problems will eventually minimize these injuries.}