An epidemic of roller-blade injuries in children

O’Farrell, Dermot; Ridha, H.M.; Keenan, Paul; McManus, F.; Stephens, Micheal M.

doi:10.1016/s0020-1383(97)00030-2

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“…[2][3][4][5] Our institution previously published 2 articles reporting on roller blade injuries. 6,7 In 1998, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a recommendation that children and adolescents wear full protective gear, including a helmet, wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads, during in-line skating. A decrease in injuries related to in-line skating started in 1999.…”

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Heelys and Street Gliders Injuries: A New Type of Pediatric Injury

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OBJECTIVES. Our goals were to highlight an increasing trend in orthopedic injuries in children as a result of "heeling" or "street gliding," to describe injuries sustained by children using Heelys (HSL, Carrollton, TX) and Street Gliders (Glowgadgets Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom), and to increase public awareness and prevent such injuries.PATIENTS AND METHODS. We prospectively recorded the data of all roller shoes injuries referred to our department during the summer school holiday. Using a datacollection sheet, we recorded demographic data, type of injury, mechanism and place of injury, heeling or street-gliding experience, use of safety equipment, methods of treatment, and intention to continue heeling or street gliding after recovery from injury.RESULTS. Over a 10-week period, 67 children suffered orthopedic injuries while using Heelys or Street Gliders. There were 56 girls and 11 boys with a mean age of 9.6 years. Upper limbs were the most common location of injury. Distal radius fractures were the most prevalent, followed by supracondylar fractures, elbow dislocations, and hand fractures. The majority of children suffered the injury while heeling or street gliding outdoors. Interestingly, 20% of the injuries happened while trying Heelys or Street Gliders for the first time, and 36% of the injuries occurred while learning (using 1-5 times) how to use them. None of the children used any sort of protective gear at the time of the injury. The majority of the injured children expressed their intention to continue heeling or street gliding after complete recovery from their injury.CONCLUSIONS. Our study shows that the majority of children with injuries from heeling or street gliding are girls. We recommend close supervision of children using Heelys or Street Gliders during the steep learning curve and usage of protective gear at all times. These new types of injuries have a serious impact on child health and constitute a burden for the pediatric orthopedic service.www.pediatrics.org/cgi/

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Heelys and Street Gliders Injuries: A New Type of Pediatric Injury

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“…Schlittschuhlaufen), damit wurde die zunehmende Bedeutung dieser Trendsportart als Ursache für kindliche Unterarmfrakturen bestätigt [6,8,15]. Wie bereits beschrieben, sind Mädchen [7] und ältere Kinder [16] dabei häufiger betroffen.…”

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“…20 % bei Fußball) um Frakturen [8]. Der Großteil dieser Frakturen (76-88 %) betrifft die obere Extremität [14,15,21]. Meist werden dabei keine Handgelenkschoner getragen.…”

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“…Dies kann man auf die mangelnde Praxis zu Beginn der Inline-Skating-Saison und den damit verbundenen häufigeren Stürzen zurückführen. Mehrere Studien berichten davon, dass sich v. a. Fahranfänger ohne Erfahrung verletzen [8,15,16]. Dies entspricht zwar nicht unserer Beobachtung, dennoch stützt es den Erklärungsansatz, da ja auch zu Beginn der Saison wenig Erfahrung vorliegt.…”

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“…Als Unfallursachen spielen neben Stürzen im häus-lichen Rahmen vor allen Dingen Sport-und Freizeitunfälle sowie insbesondere Verletzungen bei Trendsportarten wie Inline-Skating und Skateboarding eine wichtige Rolle [6,8,15]. Trotz einer Vielzahl von Studien, die sich mit sport-und freizeitbedingten Verletzungen im Kindes-und Jugendalter beschäftigen [7,17], existieren bislang nur wenige Untersuchungen [1], die auf den Zusammenhang zwischen Unfallmechanismus und die daraus resultierenden Frakturen, speziell im Bereich des Unterarmes, eingehen.…”

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Kindliche Unterarmfrakturen bei Sport- und Freizeitunfällen

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Forearm fractures are very common injuries during growth. In recent years popular sport activities like inline-skating and skateboarding have gained increasing importance as cause of accident. Despite increasing injury rates there are only a few studies describing the correlation between the mechanism of accident and the resulting pattern of injury. The aim of the present study was therefore to analyse the epidemiology and aetiology of forearm fractures in immature patients. Additionally the outcome of treatment was evaluated by clinical parameters.Initially 263 patients could be included in this retrospective cohort study (median: 9.93; range 6-14 years). Beyond classifying patients according to epidemiological and aetiological parameters a clinical and functional follow-up using established scores was performed (DASH score, score by Schmittenbecher et al.). Based on our standard of treatment, stable fractures were treated conservatively, instable fractures surgically. 55 months (range: 12-100) after first attendance 212 patients were followed up personally. With regard to the epidemiology and the aetiology inline-skating was the most common cause of accident (21, 3 %). 82 % did not wear wrist guards while injured. A special pattern of fracture was found only for simple falls, which lead significantly more often to torus buckle and greenstick fractures (p = 0.008). According to the classification described by Schmittenbecher et al., 75 % of the patients were graded as "excellent". There was a significant better outcome for simple fractures compared to complete fractures (p = 0.029).However, the type of treatment (conservative vs. surgical) did not have an influence on the overall result.

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