title: Bicycle handlebar injuries in children.
abstract: A series of 30 apparently trivial accidents involving bicycle handlebars is reviewed. A mean delay of 23 hours existed between the accident and hospital presentation, and a mean hospital stay of 22 days resulted from a variety of serious intra-abdominal injuries. Handlebar injuries must be considered potentially serious, no matter how trivial the accident appears.
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001642:Bicycling; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D013177:Sports