TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - An epidemic of roller-blade injuries in children
JO  - Injury
A1  - O'Farrell, D. A.
A1  - Ridha, H. M.
A1  - Keenan, P.
A1  - McManus, F. W.
A1  - Stephens, M.
SP  - 377
EP  - 379
VL  - 28
IS  - 5-6
N2  - Roller blading is a new and increasingly popular leisure activity in many countries. We reviewed 110 consecutive patients with roller-blade injuries between 1 January and 30 June 1996. The patients ranged from 4 to 14 years in age (mean 6.5 years). Eighty-three (75.4%) sustained injuries to the upper limb and 27 (24.5%) injured the lower limb. Fifty-six patients, were girls and 54 were boys. Of the 110 patients, 79 (72.7%) sustained fractures, 28 (25.4%) soft tissue injuries and 3 (2.7%) dislocations. Eighty-three (75.4%) of the patients wore no protective equipment on the limbs. Four months following injury 103 (93.6%) patients were fully recovered. The mean duration of school absence was 3 days. Subsequently 101 children returned to using roller-blades following injury. Seventy-three (66.3%) of these now use protective equipment. We found that injuries were unrelated to age or duration of roller-blading experience or to the brand-name of roller blades used, and that most of our patients wore no protective equipment at the time of injury.
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SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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