Characterizing Epidemiology and Associated-Factors of Adolescent Sports-Related Traumas Using Trauma Quality Improvement Program. Issue 4 (12th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bourdillon, Alexandra; Salehi, Parsa P.; Steren, Benjamin; Pei, Kevin Y.; Lee, Yan Ho
• Is Part Of: Journal of craniofacial surgery. Volume 32:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 1618
• Page End: 1621
• Publication Date: 2021-06-12
• Subjects: Firearms -- law enforcement -- legal intervention -- trauma; Facial bones -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Skull -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; 617.52
• DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007619
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-2275

Abstract

Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Abstract : Abstract: Sports-related injuries contribute to a considerable proportion of pediatric and adolescent craniofacial trauma, which can have severe and longstanding consequences on physical and mental health. The growing popularity of sports within this at-risk group warrants further characterization of such injuries in order to enhance management and prevention strategies. In this study, the authors summarized key trends in 1452 sports-related injuries among individuals aged 16 to 19 using the American College of Surgeon's Trauma Quality Improvement Program database from 2014 to 2016. The authors observed a preponderance of injuries associated with skateboarding, snowboarding, and skiing, with significantly higher percentages of traumatic brain injuries among skateboarding-related traumas. Notably, we observed that traumatic brain injurie rates were slightly higher among subjects who wore helmets. Intensive care unit durations and hospital stays appeared to vary by sport and craniofacial fracture. Altogether, this study contributes to the adolescent sports-related injuries and craniofacial trauma literature.