The great popularity of physical fitness in modern society has brought many pieces of exercise equipment into our homes for convenience and privacy. This trend has come with an increasing rate of @entity130 to @entity1 who curiously touch moving parts, including treadmill belts. Experience with a recent series of treadmill contact burns to @entity1 's hands is described in this article. A retrospective chart review at a tertiary referral center from June 1998 until June 2001 found six @entity1 sustaining hand burns from treadmills. The @entity1 ' ages at presentation ranged from 15 to 45 months (average of 31 months, three @entity1 and three @entity1 ). All @entity130 occurred in the home while a parent was using the treadmill. Burns involved the palmar aspect of the hand, mostly confined to the fingers, and the severity ranged from partialto full-thickness burns. All @entity1 were initially managed with collagenase and @entity3637 /polymyxin B powder dressings to second- and third-degree burns, along with splinting and range-of-motion exercises. Two @entity1 required skin grafting at 2 weeks and 2 months for full-thickness tissue loss and @entity1159 , respectively. At an average follow-up of 12 months, all @entity1 had full range of motion and no physical limitation. The rate of @entity1 injured by exercise equipment is expected to increase. Friction burns to the hands remain a concern, although early recognition and appropriate management are associated with excellent functional outcomes. Protective modification of exercise machines seems to be the best approach to eliminating these @entity130 .

Pediatric hand treadmill XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity3637 :: ('MESH:D001414', 'Chemical') :: ['bacitracin zinc'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['injuries'] @entity1159 :: ('MESH:D003286', 'Disease') :: ['tight joint contracture']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['injuries']
