Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 13, 2026

A Multi-Modal Approach to Assessing Recovery in Youth Athletes Following Concussion
Published on: September 25, 2014
Missed injuries in pediatric trauma
C L Peery1, A Chendrasekhar, N F Paradise
1Department of Surgery Education, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, USA.
Abstract:
Missed injuries in trauma continue to be a nemesis to the trauma surgeon. Missed injuries in adult trauma patients range in frequency from 9 to 28 per cent, with some being life threatening or permanently disabling. We report the incidence of missed injuries in pediatric trauma to be 20 per cent, in our retrospective review of 107 severe pediatric trauma patients. These missed injuries, however, were neither life threatening nor permanently disabling. We also found that mechanism of injury and patient age affected the incidence of missed injuries in our population.
Related Concept Videos
Fractures: Bone Repair
Minor fractures with no bone displacement are treated by immobilizing the fractured bone using a cast or splint. However, in the case of fractures with displaced bones, the broken bones are repositioned before immobilization to ensure successful healing without deformation and loss of function. The realignment of fractured bone ends is performed through a process called reduction. If the procedure...
Traumatic Brain Injury l: Introduction

