Playground equipment-related extremity fractures in children presenting to US emergency departments, 2006-2016.
Ashley BlanchardAva HamiltonGuohua LiPeter S DayanPublished in: Injury epidemiology (2020)
Despite enhanced playground safety standards, national rates of playground equipment-related extremity fractures have remained stable in the US. Extremity fractures remain the most common type of playground injury presenting to EDs and most commonly occur on monkey bars and climbing gyms.