Understanding the etiology of pediatric pedestrianmotor vehicle injuries requires a complete understanding of the distribution of these injuries by severity, body region, and age. A review is presented of injuries to all pediatric pedestrian crash victims that survived to presentation to a pediatric level one trauma center (Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA). The data is...

BACKGROUND Numerous injuries have been attributed to playing on artificial turf. Recently, FieldTurf was developed to duplicate the playing characteristics of natural grass. No long-term study has been conducted comparing game-related, high school football injuries between the 2 playing surfaces. HYPOTHESIS High school athletes would not experience any difference in the incidence, causes, and...

Abstract Gunshot injuries involving the head and neck region yield profound morbidity mortality rates. Projectile-related factors comprising various physical dynamic properties of a bullet, as well tissue-related factors, determine disruptive effects projectiles on living tissues. We experienced an extremely unusual case gunshot injury to neck, wherein bullet transversely penetrated across deep...

BACKGROUND Gunshot wounds impose a continuous burden on community and hospital resources. Gunshot injuries to the extremities might involve complex soft tissue, bone, vascular, musculotendinous, and nerve injuries. A precise knowledge of anatomy is needed to evaluate and treat those injuries. OBJECTIVES To review our experience with gunshot wounds to the extremities. METHODS We retrospectiv...

This article reviews the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of sacroiliac joint injuries. These injuries can be acute or chronic and can involve soft tissue structures surrounding the joint or the bony structures of the joint. The several diagnostic modalities for sacroiliac injuries vary in usefulness and accessibility. Treatment of sacroiliac problems is usually supportive and nonspecific an...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of trampoline-related injuries among children in the United States. DESIGN A retrospective analysis of data for children 18 years old and younger from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission for 1990 through 1995. RESULTS There were an estimated 249 400 trampoline-related injuries...

The last three decades have witnessed a tremendous increase in female sports participation at all levels. However, increased sports participation of female athletes has also increased the incidence of sport-related injuries, which can be either acute trauma or overuse injuries. Overuse injuries may be defined as an imbalance caused by overly intensive training and inadequate recovery, which sub...

Kinematic magnetic resonance imaging can be implemented as a noninvasive adjunct examination for injuries in the cervical spine in the clinical assessment of ligamentous, disk, and soft-tissue injuries, as a basis for determining medical vs. surgical management, and in establishing the degree of functional clinical impairment. This article discusses the clinical indications and application of k...

Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) injuries are among the most common in the hand and their severity is often underestimated. These injuries often lead to prolonged disability, pain, and stiffness. Appropriate treatment includes a thorough assessment, physical examination, and directed imaging. Such an approach should lead to a rational treatment plan that focuses on the rehabilitation of all...

Kinematic magnetic resonance imaging can be implemented as a non-invasive adjunct examination for injuries in the cervical spine in the clinical assessment of ligamentous, disk, and soft tissue injuries, as a basis for determining medical versus surgical management, and also establishing the degree of functional clinical impairment. This article discusses the clinical indications and applicatio...