Girl predominance in trampoline-related forearm shaft fractures and their increasing incidence since 2000

Abstract Background There are reports of increasing incidence of forearm shaft fractures in children. Their treatment has been preferably nonoperative but surgical fixation has gained popularity due to elastic stable intramedullary nailing. We aimed to study whether the incidence of pediatric both-b...

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Main Authors: Markus Stöckell, Ella Pikkarainen, Tytti Pokka, Juha-Jaakko Sinikumpu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06241-z