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| Title | Hospitalized Swedish children with hand and forearm injuries: A retrospective review. |
| Author/s | Elinor Ljungberg, Lars Dahlin, Fredrik Granath, Paul Blomqvist |
| Department/s |
Hand Surgery Research Group
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| Full-text | Full text is not available in this archive |
| Alternative location (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.16... Restricted Access (Alternative Location) |
| Publication/Series | Acta Paediatrica |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62 - 67 |
| Document type | Journal article |
| Status | published |
| Quality controlled | yes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blackwell Synergy |
| Abstract English | Aim: To analyse incidences and find risk groups in children hospitalized with hand injuries in a national retrospective study. Methods: All children with a primary hand or forearm injury admitted to Swedish hospitals during 1987 - 2001 were retrieved from the Swedish Hospital Discharge Register and analysed as to incidence and characteristics. Results: Among 9855 children included, the median age was 7.0 y and two-thirds were boys. The incidence increased in both younger ( 0 - 6 y) and older ( 7 - 14 y) children. Wounds and fractures almost doubled, while muscle/tendon injuries decreased. In younger children, wounds and burns were the most frequent diagnoses. In older children, fractures and muscle/tendon injuries were common. Sharp objects caused most of the injuries. University hospitals treated almost half of the children. Conclusion: The number of children with hand injuries admitted to hospitals in Sweden increased annually. Analyses of causes behind the increase are important to counter this trend. |
| Subject |
Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Keywords | population-based study, incidence, hand injury, child, forearm injury |
| ISBN/ISSN/Other |
ISSN: 0803-5253 |
| Part of | Hand injuries in young children. |
