A seven-year-old boy jumped on a trampoline he had only ten days old. “He caused his knee to dislocate while jumping. Three of the four main ligaments of the knee ruptured. Injuries are extremely rare in childhood and can end in amputation of the limb, “said Veselá.
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But according to her, the boy was lucky. “We fixed the torn ligament inside the joint in its original place, the boy feels good after the operation and his condition is stabilized. He will learn to walk on crutches, “said Radek Hart, Head of the Orthopedic and Traumatology Department.
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Injuries from trampolines on the front rungs
A ten-year-old schoolboy struck the lower end of his humerus on a trampoline. The doctors had to operate on him. “The shape of his humerus was completely restored by fixing it with wires,” said Veselá. She pointed out that injuries on trampolines are among the first injuries inflicted on children when playing.
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“According to the Center for Injury and Violence Prevention, two thirds of accidents occur on a trampoline when there is more than one child on it at the same time. Children under the age of six are particularly vulnerable because they have a lower weight and thus a higher risk of injury, “said Veselá. She added that children must be supervised by an adult on the trampoline.
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