title: [Anal sphincter injury caused by falling off a trampoline].
abstract: A girl of preschool age fell off a trampoline in a sitting position onto an iron bar sticking up from the ground. In addition to a laceration of the terminal portion of the rectum, she was found to have a severe sphincter injury. The sphincters were repaired by a surgeon the next morning. After one month from the surgery the anal canal pressure was found to be symmetrical with good contractile force of the sphincters. No abnormalities were found in a contrast study or in rectoscopy. The protective stoma was closed after three months from the injury and fecal continence was normal after one and a half years.
authors.affiliation: dosentti, lastenkirurgi HYKS lastenkirurgia PL 280, 00029 HUS.
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakarinen
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010988:Play and Playthings