Header image courtesy of Eddie Kelly/ProLook. When an injury threatened to keep Bryce off the baseball field for nine months, he and his family turned to Scottish Rite for Children to get him back in the game. Bryce has always loved baseball. “I’ve been playing...
Sports Shoulder
Does my child need surgery to fix a clavicle fracture?
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons Henry B. Ellis, M.D., and Philip L. Wilson, M.D., along with colleagues from the multicenter study group Factors Associated with Clavicle Treatment Study (FACTS) have published another set of findings in the American Journal of Sports...
Current Concepts: Management of Acute Shoulder Instability in Young Athletes
Watch the full lecture. Our latest presentation from Coffee, Kids and Sports Medicine covers the management of acute shoulder instability in young athletes. Sports medicine physician assistant Ben Johnson, P.A.-C., dives into the differences in instability patterns...
Sports Specialization and Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes
Article originally published in the Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas newsletter. Written by sports medicine physician Jane S. Chung, M.D. Print the PDF The good old days of unstructured child driven “free play” has been largely replaced by the current sports...
Little Leaguer’s Shoulder Syndrome
We continue to see preventable injuries in young throwing athletes. We are hopeful that continued efforts to educate parents, athletes and coaches will encourage them to comply with recommendations for pitch counts and days of rest to protect throwing arms. Children...