Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports – March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013
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Common Overuse Injuries of the Pediatric Lower Extremity
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue complaints are the third most common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED), comprising nearly 20% of all ED visits.1 While the diagnosis and management of acute injuries are well delineated in the emergency medicine literature, pain from lower extremity overuse injuries is less commonly addressed.