TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Play-wrestlers and their injuries
JO  - Irish medical journal
A1  - McCarthy, T.
A1  - Crushell, E.
A1  - Synnott, Keith
A1  - Kiely, P.
A1  - McCormack, D.
SP  - 84
EP  - 84
VL  - 98
IS  - 3
N2  - Television (TV) broadcast wrestling series have become very popular amongst Irish children in recent years. Over a four-month study period, 2.3% of injuries seen at a busy pediatric fracture clinic were attributable to play-wrestling. The mean age was 9.5 years (range 4-15 years). All of the children had been role-playing wrestlers and imitating wrestling "moves" seen on TV. None had formal training in wrestling or martial arts. The commonest injury was fracture of the distal radius (7/13). One child required general anasthetic for manipulation of a dorsally displaced fracture of radius. All other injuries were treated conservatively and resolved without sequelae.
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SN  - 0332-3102
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -