TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - SalterHarris fractures in paediatric skiers and snowboarders
JO  - Research in sports medicine
A1  - Liu, Ruikang Kong Kong
A1  - Howell, David R.
A1  - Pierpoint, Lauren A.
A1  - Little, Casey C.
A1  - Spittler, Jack
A1  - Khodaee, Morteza
A1  - Provance, Aaron
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The incidence of paediatric fractures among winter sport athletes is not adequately studied. Our objective was to categorize fractures that occurred in paediatric skiers and snowboarders at a single ski resort. X-rays of 756 skiers/snowboarders aged 3-17 diagnosed with a fracture were categorized using the Salter-Harris (SH) classification. SH fractures were seen in 158 (21%) patients, with 123 (77%) being Type II. There were no significant differences between patients with a SH fracture and patients with a non-SH fracture for age, sex, snowboarding or skiing, mechanism of injury, terrain or the resort conditions on the day of injury. The most common mechanism of injury was falling onto snow while collisions resulted in more severe injuries. Compared to fractures without growth plate involvement, a higher proportion of SH fractures were seen in the humerus, radius, fibula and thumb; a lower proportion of SH fractures were observed at the tibia and clavicle.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-8627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2023.2216823
ID  - ref1
ER  -