@article{ref1,
title="The epidemiology of sports-related fractures in adolescents",
journal="Injury",
year="2010",
author="Wood, Alex M. and Robertson, Greg A. and Rennie, L. and Caesar, Benjamin C. and Court-Brown, Charles M.",
volume="41",
number="8",
pages="834-838",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the epidemiology of sports-related fractures in adolescents aged 10-19 years. METHODS: All 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. RESULTS: There 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%). CONCLUSIONS: Sport-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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="10.1016/j.injury.2010.04.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2010.04.008"
}