Citation

Wang A, Cohen AR, Robinson S. J. Neurosurg. Pediatr. 2009; 4(5): 408-413.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery and The Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19613443

Abstract

Object Trauma secondary to car surfing is a unique mechanism of head and spinal injury in children and adolescents. In this study, the authors present their experience with neurological injuries resulting from car surfing and describe the growing national trend of car-surfing injuries and the increasing portrayal of this activity in the media. Methods A retrospective study of the Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital trauma database was conducted to identify all cases of neurological injuries secondary to car surfing. Between January 1995 and December 2008, 7 patients

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