Pediatric golf-related head injuries |
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Authors: | Kostas N. Fountas Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki Theofilos G. Machinis Angel Boev E. Christopher Troup Joe Sam Robinson Jr |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA;(2) Department of Neuroradiology, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, School of Medicine, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA |
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Abstract: | Objectives Golf-related head injuries constitute an increasingly common mechanism of head trauma in children. We present our experience with 33 pediatric cases of golf-associated head injury, with special emphasis in the type of injury, management strategy, and outcome.Materials and methods A thorough review of all children admitted to our hospital with golf-related head injury during a period of 10 years (1 January 1994 to 31 December 2003) was undertaken. The patients’ charts, operative reports, imaging studies, and follow-up data were analyzed. A comparison of our findings with those described in the pertinent literature was subsequently performed.Conclusions Pediatric golf-related head trauma is a significant cause of sport-associated head injury, sometimes harboring a very dismal prognosis. The significance of establishing a task force for the prevention of these injuries cannot be overemphasized. |
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Keywords: | Depressed Elevation Golf Head injury Outcome Skull fracture |
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