Sports Injuries You May Overlook

Authors

• Sarah Gubara
• Greg Canty, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Files

Document Type

Podcast

Hosts

Sarah Gubara

Featured Speaker

Greg Canty, MD

Length of Episode

12:29

Description

Could this recurring pain or sudden limp mean something more than a sprain? Greg Canty, MD, Medical Director, Sports Medicine Center at Children's Mercy, walks through how to recognize concerning pediatric sports injuries that are often missed. This episode covers X‑ray‑negative knee injuries (patella dislocation, ACL tear, meniscus), pelvic avulsion and transitional ankle growth plate fractures, and overuse conditions such as gymnast wrist, spondylolysis, Little League elbow, and shoulder impingement. Dr. Canty outlines practical red flags—swelling, inability to weight‑bear, point tenderness, pain persisting beyond two weeks in single‑sport athletes, and declines in participation—and explains how assessing training load, sleep, nutrition, and menstrual history in female athletes helps identify bone stress injury risk. He also discusses when to re‑image, consult radiology, or refer urgently to reduce diagnostic delays and support safer return to sport, emphasizing cautious evaluation in adolescents with evolving anatomy.

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Publication Date

9-2-2026

Disciplines

Orthopedics | Pediatrics | Sports Medicine

Recommended Citation

Gubara, Sarah and Canty, Greg, "Sports Injuries You May Overlook" (2026). Pediatrics in Practice: A CME Podcast. 71.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/cme_podcast/71