2017, Number 1
The never well assessed «bicycle foot»
Franzolini MF, Fernández NMN, Mussolini EM, Sinopoli MB, Vittone MB, Juanto M, Fernández E
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Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Bicycle-borne injuries represent a common pathology in pediatric guards and often the importance of the case is diminished. Patients who present a fracture are not always the ones with the greatest soft tissue damage, an issue that is not well developed in the world literature. The objective of our study is to demonstrate the correlation between the type of soft tissue injury and the presence of fractures. Material and methods: Retrospective, descriptive study. 101 patients, 46 girls and 55 children with an average age of 4.3 years who entered VJVilela Children’s Hospital (2015-2016). Radiographs were performed and a treatment protocol was followed. We evaluated the soft tissue lesion with the Tscherne-Oestern classification By. Results: 12% had no soft tissue lesions, 59% had mild lesions and 24% had moderate lesions. 14% of the total had a fracture. Of these, 2 patients (14%) had no soft tissue lesion; 50% presented mild injury, 36% moderate and no serious injury. Conclusion: We could corroborate that less soft tissue damage is inversely proportional to the presence of fractures; this justifies the need to perform X-rays at the first attention and not to underestimate these lesions.REFERENCES