The Unique Features of Pediatric Sports Injuries: The Hip
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Sports-related injuries of the hip and groin have demonstrated increasing prevalence in pediatric and adolescent athletes. Pediatric injuries require specific consideration of unique factors such as skeletal maturity, apophyseal vulnerability, physeal closure status, and growth-related changes in injury pattern. These injuries include a variety of conditions, including apophyseal injuries, hip dislocations, coxa saltans (snapping hip), femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), and stress fractures. Injuries such as hip dislocation and high-risk femoral neck stress fracture require urgent diagnosis and management; however, timely diagnosis and appropriate management is necessary for all pediatric hip injuries to prevent delays in return to sport and long-term complications. The literature synthesized in this narrative review includes randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, prospective and retrospective studies, and consensus statements to provide a summary of each injury. An overview of pediatric sports injuries of the hip, with emphasis on the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, management, and complications, is presented.
Source: Children
Authors: Leah Henry, Karli Funk, Yi-Meng Yen, Joshua Abzug
Institutions: University of Maryland, Baltimore, Boston Children's Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
OpenAlex ID: W7212279756