The incidence of recreational genitourinary and abdominal injuries in the Western New York pediatric population.

Purpose: We estimate the incidence of recreation related pediatric abdominal, testis and kidney injuries.

Materials And Methods: Trauma registry data at the regional pediatric trauma center for 1993 to 2000 were analyzed for recreational injuries. The data were divided into the 3 age groups of 5 to 11, 12 to 14 and 15 to 18 years.