Clinical Pediatrics

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for free access to the SAGE eReference platform!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kowal-Vern, A.
Right arrow Articles by Gamelli, R. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kowal-Vern, A.
Right arrow Articles by Gamelli, R. L.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 31, No. 11, 653-659 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289203101103

Fractures in the Under-3-Year-Old Age Cohort

Areta Kowal-Vern, M.D.

Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153 (708) 216-5591

Thomas P. Paxton, M.D.

Department of Surgery, Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Simon P. Ros, M.D.

Department of Pediatrics, Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Helen Lietz, M.S.

Department of Pediatrics, Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Mary Fitzgerald, R.N.

Department of Pediatrics, Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Richard L. Gamelli, M.D.

Department of Surgery, Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

One hundred twenty-four urban children under 3 years of age admitted for fractures were retrospectively reviewed to determine the frequency of accidental and nonaccidental causes in this population. The fractures were categorized according to their mechanisms: motor-vehicle passenger or pedestrian accident, other accidents, or child abuse. There were no differences in the frequency of fractures by race, date of birth, or season in which the injury occurred. Skull fractures were most frequent (62%), followed by femur fractures (11%). There was a 26% increase in fractures between 1987 and 1989, especially in the non-motor vehicle cohort. Caretaker ignorance and/or carelessness was a common cause of fractures in the infant and toddler age group. Injuries were still occurring in spite of infant car seat use. The American public must be educated in preventive medicine and safety to decrease the senseless morbidity of our greatest resource.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?