Browsing by Author "Agel, Julie"

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    AOSSM Early Sport Specialization Consensus Statement
    (SAGE, 2016-04) LaPrade, Robert F.; Agel, Julie; Baker, Joseph; Brenner, Joel S.; Cordasco, Frank A.; Co te, Jean; Engebretsen, Lars; Feeley, Brian T.; Gould, Daniel; Hainline, Brian; Hewett, Timothy E.; Jayanthi, Neeru; Kocher, Mininder S.; Myer, Gregory D.; Nissen, Carl W.; Philippon, Marc J.; Provencher, Matthew T.; Hainline, Brian; Department of Neurology, IU School of Medicine
    BACKGROUND: Early sport specialization is not a requirement for success at the highest levels of competition and is believed to be unhealthy physically and mentally for young athletes. It also discourages unstructured free play, which has many benefits. PURPOSE: To review the available evidence on early sports specialization and identify areas where scientific data are lacking. STUDY DESIGN: Think tank, roundtable discussion. RESULTS: The primary outcome of this think tank was that there is no evidence that young children will benefit from early sport specialization in the majority of sports. They are subject to overuse injury and burnout from concentrated activity. Early multisport participation will not deter young athletes from long-term competitive athletic success. CONCLUSION: Youth advocates, parents, clinicians, and coaches need to work together with the sport governing bodies to ensure healthy environments for play and competition that do not create long-term health issues yet support athletic competition at the highest level desired.
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    Unilateral Sacral Fractures Demonstrate Slow Recovery of Patient Reported Outcomes Irrespective of Treatment
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2021-08) Mullis, Brian H.; Agel, Julie; Jones, Cliff; Lowe, Jason; Vallier, Heather; Teague, David; Kempton, Laurence; Schmidt, Andrew; Friess, Darin; Morshed, Saam; Miller, Anna; Leighton, Ross; Tornetta, Paul III; Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine
    Objectives: To report functional outcomes of unilateral sacral fractures treated both operatively and nonoperatively Design: Prospective, multicenter, observational Setting: 16 level 1 trauma centers Patients/participants: Skeletally mature patients with unilateral zone 1 or 2 sacral fractures categorized as: displaced nonoperative (DN), displaced operative (DO), nondisplaced nonoperative (NN), nondisplaced operative (NO) Main outcome measurements: Pelvic displacement was documented on injury plain radiographs. Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) scores were obtained at baseline and 3, 6, 12, and 24 months following injury. Displacement was defined as greater than 5 mm in any plane at the time of injury. Results: 286 patients with unilateral sacral fractures were initially enrolled, mean age 40 and mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) 16 were included. One hundred twenty-three patients completed 2 year follow up as follows; 29 DN, 30 DO, 47 NN, and 17 NO with 56% loss to follow-up at 2 years. Highest dysfunction was seen at 3 months for all groups with mean SMFA dysfunction scores; 25 DN, 28 DO, 27 NN, 31 NO. Mean SMFA scores at 2 years for all groups were 13 DN, 12 DO, 17 NN, 17 NO. Conclusions: All groups (operative/nonoperative and displaced/non-displaced) reported worst function 3 months following injury and all but (DN) continued to recover for 2 years following injury, with peak recovery for DN seen at 1 year. No functional benefit was seen with operative intervention for either displaced or non-displaced injuries at any time point.