Dedicated skate parks have led to an increase in pediatric @entity174 referred to the authors' unit. The authors performed a prospective analysis of all @entity1 presenting to their unit with @entity174 sustained while Rollerblading or skateboarding over a 5-month period. Epidemiologic data, user experience, wearing of protective gear, place of injury, and mechanism of injury were collected. Fracture type and its treatment were also recorded. The findings indicated that the use of skate parks is associated with a significant increase in the severity of @entity174 . This was not related to mean length of experience, age, or sex. The use of skate parks had an increased relative risk of 8.35 for @entity174 requiring manipulation or invasive orthopedic treatment. Only 5% of @entity1 were wearing some form of limb/joint protective gear. The authors believe there should be closer supervision and training of @entity1 and more emphasis on limb protective gear. The current high incidence of significant skate park injuries will otherwise continue, with implications for the well-being of these @entity1 and the burden on the healthcare system.

Impact of dedicated skate parks on the severity and incidence of skateboard- and rollerblade-related pediatric XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'children'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fracture']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['fractures']
