The demographics of equestrian-related injuries in the United States: Injury patterns, orthopedic specific injuries, and avenues for injury prevention

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 447-460

  Loder, Randall T ^a,b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b James Whitcomb Riley Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c RILEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body area; Demographics; Equestrian; Injury; Location; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CONTUSION; DISLOCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HORSEBACK RIDING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LACERATION; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NECK INJURY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; SUMMER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TRUNK; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; HORSE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CONTUSIONS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NECK INJURIES; RECREATION; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649185331     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817dac43     Document Type: Article

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