(HealthDay)—From 2008 to 2017, there was an increase in the incidence of trampoline-related pediatric fractures, with a significant increase in the odds of a fracture occurring at a place of recreation or sport, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in Pediatrics.
Nancy Hadley-Miller, M.D., from the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues queried the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for fractures in children aged 0 to 17 years occurring between 2008 and 2017.
The researchers found a 3.85 percent increase in the incidence of trampoline-related pediatric fractures per person-year during the study period. The incidence of pediatric trampoline-related fractures increased from 35.3 per 100,000 person-years in 2008 to 53 per 100,000 person-years in 2017. The odds of a trampoline fracture requiring hospitalization did not change (odds ratio per one year, 1.02; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.96 to 1.07; P = 0.5431). The odds of a fracture occurring at a place of recreation or sport increased significantly (odds ratio per year, 1.32; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.21 to 1.43; P < 0.0001).
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