Publications by authors named "M Jaindl"
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- The study examines injuries from electric and non-electric scooters in children and adolescents from January 2019 to December 2022, focusing on the nature and severity of these injuries.
- A total of 633 participants (average age 9.1 years) were included, with most using non-electric scooters; findings indicated that e-scooter riders were more likely to face serious traffic accidents and head injuries.
- The results suggest that adolescents on e-scooters are at a greater risk for life-threatening incidents and severe injuries than those on non-electric scooters, highlighting the need for preventive strategies and education for youth and parents.
This study describes the outcome of supracondylar humerus fractures in children using crossed K-wires after closed or open reduction with the medial, lateral or bilateral approach. Patients treated between January 2000 and December 2019 were classified according to the Von Laer classification, complications were classified according to the Sink classification and clinical outcomes were classified according to modified Flynn criteria. In total, 364 patients with a mean age of 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An alarming increase in domestic violence was reported during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The aim of this study is to investigate changes in the frequency and the nature of domestic violence at the largest level-one trauma center in Austria.
Methods: All patients admitted to our institution with domestic violence injuries 15 months before and after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were included.
The aim of this retrospective study was to present an epidemiological overview of paediatric nonelectric-scooter-related injuries, focusing on changes in injury mechanism and frequency. A retrospective, descriptive data analysis at a Level I trauma centre, including patients aged from 0 to 18 years injured by riding nonelectric scooters, was performed. The observation period ranged from January 2015 to December 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe most common cause leading to supracondylar humerus fractures in children is falling onto an outstretched arm. A correlation between fall height and fracture severity may be assumed but has not yet been described. The aim of this study was to show that fracture severity increases with fall height.
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