@article{ref1,
title="Implications of wrist guard use on wrist injuries in pediatric snowboarders: a retrospective case series",
journal="Skiing trauma and safety",
year="2012",
author="Engel, N. and Langran, M. and Johnson, Regina Jones and Shealy, Jasper E. and Greenwald, Richard M. and Scher, Irving S.",
volume="19",
number="",
pages="3-16",
abstract="This retrospective case series aimed to describe the relationship between wearing wrist guards and sustaining a wrist injury amongst pediatric snowboarders (defined as snowboarders aged 17 years and under). Data were collected via a National Incident Database over a 5-yr period (2006-2010) from patients seen at a single accident and medical clinic in New Zealand. In total, 174 wrist injuries occurring in 171 pediatric patients were identified. 30 individuals (18 %) were wearing wrist guards. The following factors were commonly seen in those with a pediatric wrist injury: teenage age (14-17 years), male sex, a falling injury, and hard snow. Poor visibility was not associated with wrist injuries. A slightly higher percentage of fractures (compared to sprains) were seen in children who did wear wrist guards. <br><br>KEYWORDS:wrist injuries, wrist guards, children, snowboarding<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-7582",
doi="10.1520/STP104513",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/STP104513"
}