1. SalterHarris fractures in paediatric skiers and snowboarders.
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Liu, Ruikang, Howell, David R., Pierpoint, Lauren A., Little, Casey C., Spittler, Jack, Khodaee, Morteza, and Provance, Aaron
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WOUNDS & injuries , *RADIUS fractures , *SNOWBOARDING , *RESEARCH funding , *T-test (Statistics) , *SPORTS injuries , *SEX distribution , *FISHER exact test , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *AGE distribution , *TIBIA , *CLAVICLE fractures , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *CHI-squared test , *BONE fractures , *GROWTH plate , *THUMB , *SKIING , *X-rays , *HUMERAL fractures , *MEDICAL records , *ACQUISITION of data , *RESEARCH methodology , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DATA analysis software ,FIBULA injuries - Abstract
The incidence of paediatric fractures among winter sport athletes is not adequately studied. Our objective was to categorize fractures that occurred in paediatric skiers and snowboarders at a single ski resort. X-rays of 756 skiers/snowboarders aged 3–17 diagnosed with a fracture were categorized using the Salter-Harris (SH) classification. SH fractures were seen in 158 (21%) patients, with 123 (77%) being Type II. There were no significant differences between patients with a SH fracture and patients with a non-SH fracture for age, sex, snowboarding or skiing, mechanism of injury, terrain or the resort conditions on the day of injury. The most common mechanism of injury was falling onto snow while collisions resulted in more severe injuries. Compared to fractures without growth plate involvement, a higher proportion of SH fractures were seen in the humerus, radius, fibula and thumb; a lower proportion of SH fractures were observed at the tibia and clavicle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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