Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Springer Verlag
Frequency: Monthly
Country: Germany
Language: ger
Start Year:1928 - 2022
ISSN:
0009-4722 (Print)
1433-0385 (Electronic)
0009-4722 (Linking)
1433-0385 (Electronic)
0009-4722 (Linking)
Impact Factor
0.9
2022
| NLM ID: | 17285 |
| (DNLM): | C19160000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01554395 |
| Coden: | CHIRAS |
| Classification: | W1 CH818F |
[Equestrian accidents in children]. In a retrospective study we reviewed 262 horse riding related injuries in children younger than 16 which were treated between 1975 and 1989 at the Section of Traumatology in the Department of Surgery, University Hospital Homburg/Saar. In 155 of these accidents, detailed information was gained via a questionnaire. The typical patient profile was that of young female equestrians with little experience and little weekly riding practice, without practicing falling-exercises and warming up often using different horses. At the time of the accident only 59% were wearing a head protection. Most accide...