Epidemiology and treatment of pediatric tibial fractures in Sweden: a nationwide population-based study on 5828 fractures from the Swedish Fracture Register.

Matilda GotheforsOlof Wolf Yasmin D Hailer

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)

Injury mechanism differs between age groups; play/free time injuries are common in younger children compared with sport activities in older children. Most patients are treated non-surgically. Open fractures are rare. Information on injury patterns is useful working preventively, for example safety work in playgrounds.

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