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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Fountas, K.N., Kapsalaki, E.Z., Machinis, T.G. et al. Pediatric golf-related head injuries. Childs Nerv Syst 22, 1282–1287 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-006-0077-8
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