title: Roller-blades: should they carry a government health warning?
abstract: Rollerblading is increasingly popular in the UK. Over 12 weeks, we treated 29 patients of whom 34 per cent required operative intervention. There was a wide range of injuries, those of the radius being most common, and some (e.g. femoral and pelvic fractures) being quite severe. The value of protective equipment is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Spicer
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wexler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries*