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AAP Grand Rounds 21:10 (2009)
© 2009 American Academy of Pediatrics

ORTHOPEDICS

Inflatable Bouncer Injuries: Another Backyard Worry

Source: Avoian T, Choi PD, Manjra N, et al. Inflatable bouncer-related fractures in children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2008;28(6):656–659; doi:1097/BPO.0b013e3181831ee3[Medline]

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The authors from Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles sought to describe skeletal injuries related to the use of inflatable bouncers and to determine possible risk factors for injury.


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Question: What types of musculoskeletal injuries are seen in children playing in inflatable bouncers?

Question type: Descriptive

Study design: Retrospective case series

 

The records of all children seen in the Level I trauma center and subsequent fracture clinic for an injury from an inflatable bouncer from October 2002 to March 2007 were reviewed. Parents were contacted by telephone survey to provide information about activity, number of children in the bouncer, presence of adult supervision, and age difference of the children who were in the device at the time the injury occurred.

During the review period, a total of 4,367 children were seen in the emergency room for trauma, with 49 (1.1%) sustaining an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Richard M. Schwend, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.