Sport Overuse Injuries of Multiple Growth Plates

We report an overuse injury of multiple growth plates (bilateral proximal tibial and humeral, bilateral distal femoral, and bilateral olecranon) in a 12-year-old girl who performed vollyball and physical training for a 3-year period. The patient presented severe polyarthralgia with few signs of inflammation. The initial roentgenograms revealed widening of the growth plates. After discontinuation of training, polyarthralgia gradually disappeared. The roentgenographic changes started to show healing within a month and complete healing within four to six months.

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