[Possibilities for using sonography as a diagnostic procedure in fractures during the growth period].

Alzen et al. found that of 2,006 X-rays taken to identify fractures in childhood, only 345 fractures could be verified. To minimize this discrepancy, the traumatology department at the RWTH in Aachen prefers performing ultrasound before taking an X-ray.

[Injuries in horseback riding--incidence and causes].

This article presents the examination of 78 accidents in horseback riding, referring to their origin and kind of injury. It was found that 76% of all injuries did not occur during the active phase of riding, but in the time just before and right after it. Children without any experience in horseback riding were most susceptible to injuries.