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Special Issue: Adolescence and sports

Edited by Dilip R Patel, Donald E Greydanus, Hatim A Omar and Joav Merrick

Editorial

Medical aspects of adolescent participation in sports
Professor Dilip R Patel, MD, Professor Donald E Greydanus, MD, Professor Hatim Omar, MD, FAAP, and Professor Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc

Review Articles

Psychosocial considerations in youth sports: An American perspective
Donald E Greydanus, MD and Helen D Pratt, Ph D

Sports doping: Use of drugs and supplements to enhance performance
Donald E Greydanus, MD and Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Abuse of growth hormone by athletes
Manmohan Kamboj, MD and Dilip R. Patel, MD, FACSM, FAAP, FAACPDM, FSAM

Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Impact and limitations of preparticipation screening
Saad A. Siddiqui, MD and Dilip R.Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FSAM, FAACPDM

Sport participation by adolescents who have hypertension
Vimal Master Sankar Raj, MD, Venu Parachuri, MD, Dilip R Patel, MD, FACSM, FAAP, FAACPDM, FSAM and Alfonso Torres, MD

Back pain in adolescent athletes
Donald E Greydanus, MD and Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Evaluation and treatment of ankle sprains
Donald E Greydanus, MD and Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Knee injuries in adolescent athletes
Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Cricket injuries
Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Martial arts injuries in youth
Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Overuse injuries in adolescent athletes
Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM

Anterior cruciate ligament injury and lower extremity stress fractures in young female athletes
Erin C Duchan, MD and Dilip R Patel, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAACPDM, FSAM