Ankle and foot injuries in pediatric and adult athletes

As primary care physicians, foot and ankle injuries will likely fill our offices, emergency departments, and training rooms more often than any other athletic injury. The growing skeleton presents us with unique causes of foot and ankle pain, unlike the causes of injury in the mature athlete. For practitioners to be prepared to care for the injured pediatric or adult athlete, the authors provide a comprehensive discussion of the most common types of sport-related foot and ankle of injuries.