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ArticleActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2017

Pediatric all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injuries: An epidemic of cost and grief.

Kent A Strohecker, Christian J Gaffney, Jove Graham, Kaan Irgit, Wade R Smith, Thomas R Bowen

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Article in Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kent A StroheckerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA, USA. Electronic address: kastrohecker@gmail.com.
Christian J GaffneyUniversity of Utah Health Care Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Electronic address: cjgaffney@gmail.com.
Jove GrahamCenter for Health Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA, USA. Electronic address: jhgraham1@geisinger.edu.
Kaan IrgitMarmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: kaanirgit@yahoo.com.
Wade R SmithMountain Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons at Swedish (MOTUS), Englewood, CO, USA. Electronic address: wadesmith2@gmail.com.
Thomas R BowenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA, USA. Electronic address: trbown@geisinger.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEvaluate cost of care of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) related injuries sustained by riders 16 years and younger in Pennsylvania.

methodsPopulation-based retrospective cohort design reviewing costs of care of 78 patients (≤16 years), admitted (01/01/2007-12/31/2009) to our institution for injuries sustained during an ATV accident.

resultsCost of care varied from $322 to $310,435. Mean and median costs for all patients were $25,760 and $8,066, respectively. Average costs increased with increasing age. Patients wearing helmets or driving the ATV had lower mean costs, but these trends were not statistically significant. Crashes with stationary objects not involving rollover or ejection had significantly lower mean costs than other crash types (p = 0.01). Patients involved in rollover accidents were significantly more likely to require an overnight hospital stay (OR = 3.45, p = 0.02). Patients wearing helmets were marginally less likely to require an overnight admission (OR = 0.34, p = 0.07).

conclusionATV crashes involving unhelmeted riders and rollover accidents result in significant medical costs. Interventions to increase helmet use and measures to improve stability are likely to reduce these costs and shorten hospital stays. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, Economic study.

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Accidents, TrafficCost of IllnessWounds and InjuriesAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGriefHead Protective DevicesHealth Care CostsHumansLength of StayMalePennsylvaniaRetrospective Studiesall-terrain vehicle injuryEpidemic costPediatric

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PMCPMC6197602

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