AIMS Trampoline use is a popular pastime amongst children in New Zealand, and has many advantages for child development. However, recent reports claim that trampoline-associated injuries are still highly prevalent. In order to help prevent these injuries in the future, this study aims to provide more up-to-date epidemiological information in children, with emphasis on the time of year that inju...

Body acceleration distribution and its relation to the mode of generation were determined in eight young males (19-26 yr) who walked and ran on a treadmill operated at four speeds and jumped on a trampoline at four heights. With increasing treadmill speed, peak acceleration at the ankle (Aa = 3.0-12.0 Gz) always exceeded that at the back and forehead (Ab = 0.9-5.0 Gz, and Ah = 0.8-3.9 Gz); thes...

Injuries resulting from the use of trampolines have been well documented in the medical literature for the past 50 years.[1]-[16] Trampoline injuries continue to increase over time.[1][15][17]-[19] One study [1] showed a 98% increase in trampoline injuries between 1990 and 1995. Many of these injuries require hospitalization with or without surgery, and result in permanent morbidity.[1][2][4]-[...

OBJECTIVE To examine trampoline related injuries resulting in emergency department attendance. METHODS Cases were identified by searching free text descriptions of the circumstances of injury contained in the records of the emergency department of a large city hospital. RESULTS 114 cases were identified for a 12 month period, giving an incidence rate of 108 per 100,000 population per year (...

BACKGROUND Trampolines continue to be a major source of childhood injury. OBJECTIVE To examine available data on trampoline injuries in order to determine the effectiveness of padding and enclosures. DESIGN Trampoline injuries from the NEISS database from 2002 to 2007 were reclassified into five cause-categories, to examine evidence for injury trends. SETTING The ASTM trampoline standard ...

BACKGROUND Fracture of the proximal tibial metaphysis in children is a rare injury but notorious for carrying the risk of subsequent valgus deformity of the tibia. HYPOTHESIS Trampoline-caused fracture of the proximal tibial metaphysis in children may not progress into valgus. MATERIALS AND METHODS We followed up six children who collectively sustained seven fractures of the proximal tibial...