کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3241664 1206086 2010 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The epidemiology of sports-related fractures in adolescents
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The epidemiology of sports-related fractures in adolescents
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo examine the epidemiology of sports-related fractures in adolescents aged 10–19 years.MethodsAll fractures in adolescents presenting to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in a one-year period were prospectively documented and all sports-related fractures retrospectively examined. These two hospitals have a defined population facilitating epidemiological studies.ResultsThere were 408 adolescent sports-related fractures giving an overall incidence of 5.63/1000/year. The gender ratio was 87/13% male/female and 84% were upper limb fractures. Thirty sports produced 22 different fracture types. Football, rugby and skiing accounted for 66.2% of the fractures. The commonest fractures were in the finger phalanges (28.7%), distal radius and ulna (23.0%) and metacarpus (12.7%).ConclusionsSport-related fractures are common in adolescents, particularly in males. They tend to be low-energy injuries affecting the upper limb in particular. Few require operative treatment although their frequency means that they impose significant demands on orthopaedic surgeons and health systems.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Injury - Volume 41, Issue 8, August 2010, Pages 834–838
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