TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - School absence in children with fractures: is it unnecessary school regulations that keep children away from school?
JO  - Injury
A1  - Conroy, Jonathan L.
A1  - Conroy, Paula M.
A1  - Newman, R. J.
SP  - 398
EP  - 401
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -