title: The clinical profile of musculoskeletal injuries in children attending a major hospital in Delhi, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Children are vulnerable to musculoskeletal injuries both at home and on the street for various reasons. Morbidity and disabilities resulting from these, mostly preventable, injuries, make them a burden to their families and society. The role of various factors associated with injuries is often not documented.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective study, done on 100 children aged up to 12 years with musculoskeletal trauma, analysed in details, the various modes of injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One in every five patient was a child below 12 years of age. Boys were injured more than girls. Injuries, especially fractures, were most common in the extremities, the upper limb more commonly injured than the lower limb. Most of the injuries occurred at home. The most common mode of injuries was falls that happened while playing both within and outside the home, followed by road traffic accidents. Most injuries occurred during daytime.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Injuries in children were found to be preventable. Small interventions while constructing homes can contribute tremendously to injury prevention and control in children. Parental awareness about the various modes of injury, role of supervised playing and their responsibility towards injury prevention can play a key role in reducing the morbidity associated with childhood fractures.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sural
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
keywords: Children; Delhi; Fractures; Mode of injuries; Musculoskeletal injuries