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ArticleJournal of children's orthopaedics2021

The increase in paediatric orthopaedic trauma injuries following the end of the curfew during the COVID-19 period.

Mahmut Kalem, Emre Anıl Özbek, Hakan Kocaoğlu, Abdullah Merter, Mustafa Onur Karaca, Ercan Şahin, Kerem Başarir

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Mahmut Kalemİn'i Sina Training and Research Hospital, University of Ankara, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Emre Anıl Özbekİn'i Sina Training and Research Hospital, University of Ankara, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-9798
Hakan Kocaoğluİn'i Sina Training and Research Hospital, University of Ankara, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Abdullah Merterİn'i Sina Training and Research Hospital, University of Ankara, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Mustafa Onur Karacaİn'i Sina Training and Research Hospital, University of Ankara, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Ercan ŞahinBulent Ecevit University School of Medicine Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Department, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Kerem Başarirİn'i Sina Training and Research Hospital, University of Ankara, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara, Turkey.

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purposeThe aim of this study was to compare the injury patterns of orthopaedic trauma patients in the paediatric age group who presented to our hospital during and after lifting the curfew due to the pandemic, with the patients of the same age group who presented to our institution during the same time period last year.

methodsPatients, aged 0 years to 18 years, who presented to our clinic between 21 March 2020 and 31 May 2020 (during curfew) (Group A1, n = 111), between 01 June 2020 and 31 August 2020 (Group A2, n = 214) and during the same periods in 2019 Group B1 (n = 220) and Group B2 (n = 211) were included. Patients with pathological fractures, traumas occurring earlier than the aforementioned date range and those consulted while being hospitalized in another department were excluded from study. Patients' demographics, the department they presented to, the anatomical region affected by trauma, trauma mechanism, the location of trauma, the treatment applied and the length of hospital stay were recorded.

resultsThe prevalence of outdoor traumas (72.9%

conclusionThe significant increase was observed in the number of outdoor injuries, high-energy traumas and fracture patterns that require surgical treatment during the first three months following the lift of the curfew, in comparison with the corresponding dates from last year. We think that children's lower extremity muscle strength and neuromuscular control was decreased due to staying home for a prolonged period of time. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, Case-control study.

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