Do teenagers return to normal physical activity levels after limb fractures? A longitudinal, accelerometry-based, activity monitoring study

Maggio, Albane Bertha; Martin, Xavier; Steiger, Christina; Tabard, Anne; Dayer, Romain Olivier Pierre; Delhumeau, Clarisse Alice Emma; Ceroni, Dimitri

doi:10.1302/1863-2548.13.190082

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English

Do teenagers return to normal physical activity levels after limb fractures? A longitudinal, accelerometry-based, activity monitoring study

ContributorsMaggio, Albane Bertha; Martin, Xavier; Steiger, Christina; Tabard, Anne; Dayer, Romain Olivier Pierre; Delhumeau, Clarisse Alice Emma; Ceroni, Dimitri

Published inJournal of Children's Orthopaedics, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 575-581

Publication date2019

Abstract

This study aimed to elucidate whether levels of physical activity (PA) return to normal after bone healing or whether long-term behavioural changes in PA are to be expected in children and teenagers who have sustained limb fractures.

Keywords

Accelerometers
Adolescents
Cast immobilization
Fracture
Physical activity
Teenagers

Affiliation

Research group

Recherche clinique en chirurgie pédiatrique (886)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - Fractures Périphériques de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent: Relation avec la Densité Minérale Osseuse et le Métabolisme Osseux

Citation (ISO format)

MAGGIO, Albane Bertha et al. Do teenagers return to normal physical activity levels after limb fractures? A longitudinal, accelerometry-based, activity monitoring study. In: Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics, 2019, vol. 13, n° 6, p. 575–581. doi: 10.1302/1863-2548.13.190082