Medicine
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Observational Study
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Traumatic fractures as a result of falls in children and adolescents A retrospective observational study ∗
Hongwei Wang, PhDa,b,c, , Hailong Yu, PhDa, Yue Zhou, PhDd, Changqing Li, PhDd, Jun Liu, PhDa, ∗ Lan Ou, MDe, Yiwen Zhao, PhDb, Guoli Song, PhDb, Jianda Han, PhDb, Yu Chen, PhDa, , Liangbi Xiang, PhDa Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence and pattern of traumatic fractures (TFs) as a result of falls in a population of children and adolescents (18 years old) in China. This was a cross-sectional study. We retrospectively reviewed 1412 patients who were children and adolescents with TFs as a result of falls admitted to our university-affiliated hospitals in China from 2001 to 2010. Etiologies included high fall (height ≥2) and low fall (height
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Observational Study
OPEN
Traumatic fractures as a result of falls in children and adolescents A retrospective observational study ∗
Hongwei Wang, PhDa,b,c, , Hailong Yu, PhDa, Yue Zhou, PhDd, Changqing Li, PhDd, Jun Liu, PhDa, ∗ Lan Ou, MDe, Yiwen Zhao, PhDb, Guoli Song, PhDb, Jianda Han, PhDb, Yu Chen, PhDa, , Liangbi Xiang, PhDa Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence and pattern of traumatic fractures (TFs) as a result of falls in a population of children and adolescents (18 years old) in China. This was a cross-sectional study. We retrospectively reviewed 1412 patients who were children and adolescents with TFs as a result of falls admitted to our university-affiliated hospitals in China from 2001 to 2010. Etiologies included high fall (height ≥2) and low fall (height
