Citation

Conroy JL, Conroy PM, Newman RJ. Injury 2006; 37(5): 398-401.

Affiliation

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Harrogate District Hospital, UK. jonconroy@lineone.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.008

PMID

16504192

Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed school absence in 142 consecutive children aged 5-16 years who attended our clinic following upper or lower limb fractures that required hospital admission. A questionnaire was sent to all parents and the head teachers of the involved schools requesting details of their return to school policy following trauma. One hundred and forty-two children had fractures in the study period. One hundred and four parent questionnaires were completed. All 29 head teachers' responded. Children lost an average of 4 and 21 school days, respectively as a result of upper and lower limb fractures. Parents 92 or child 7 made the decision to return to school, this totals 95%. We concluded that school regulations rarely delay a child's return to school after a fracture.

Language: en