Increase in Sports-Related Overuse Injuries in Pre-Teens February 26, 2020Filed Under: ACL tear, baseball injuries, elbow injuries, football injuries, Injury Prevention, orthopedic injuries, orthopedic surgeon, soccer injuries, sports injury prevention, sports medicine Tagged With: ACL, early sports specialization, injury prevention, overuse sports injury, RICE, sports injury, sports medicineOver the past decade, we have seen a significant increase in the rate of sports-related overuse injuries among children ages 12 and under. In fact, the number of ACL surgeries in girls 12 and under has increased by an astounding …