TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Bicycle-spoke injuries: a prospective study
JO  - Injury
A1  - Segers, M. J.
A1  - Wink, D.
A1  - Clevers, G. J.
SP  - 267
EP  - 269
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - A prospective study of bicycle-spoke injuries was undertaken to assess the severity of soft tissue damage and the incidence of skeletal injuries. During a 12 month period, 59 children with spoke injuries were examined. Soft tissue damage was divided into three categories: bruising without laceration (four), bruising and superficial abrasions (49) and full thickness skin defects (six). Seventeen children had skeletal injuries: nine tibial fractures (five greenstick fractures and four spiral fractures) and eight epiphyseal injuries of the distal fibula. All fractures were treated non-operatively. The mean time for soft tissue healing was 16.5 days and the mean time for regaining full weight-bearing was 8.5 days. Soft tissue damage is the most important prognostic factor in the healing of a bicycle-spoke injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -