RT Book, Section
A1 Wilson, Philip
A1 Shenava, Vinitha
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182933198
T1 Injuries
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182933198
RD 2024/04/23
AB Injury  to  the  growing  skeleton  is  common  as  an  isolated  event  and  is  also  seen  in  the  child  with  multiple  injuries.  Nearly  1  of  3  children  will  have  at  least  1  fracture  during  childhood.  Pediatricians,  primary  care  physicians,  orthopedic  surgeons,  and  emergency  room  personnel  often  will  need  to  evaluate  and  treat  fractures  and  other  musculoskeletal  trauma  in  children  and,  therefore,  need  an  understanding  of  the  basic  diagnostic  and  treatment  principles.  The  patterns  and  incidence  depend  on  a  number  of  variables  including  sex,  age,  climate,  and  time  of  year.  From  birth  to  16  years  of  age,  42%  of  boys  and  27%  of  girls  suffer  a  fracture.  Upper  extremity  fractures  account  for  two-thirds  of  childhood  fractures,  with  the  forearm  being  the  most  common  location.  The  vast  majority  of  these  injuries  are  treated  in  an  outpatient  setting.