Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 572
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT W TIB/FIB INJ, FELL WALKING W CRUTCHES, REINJURING LOW LEG DX; LOW LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: LT LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES. DX: L PROXIMAL TIBIA FX, L KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT S/P ORIF 10/12 SLIPPED X2 TODAY WHEN CRUTCHES SLIPPED. DX: L LEG PX S/P ORIF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YESTERDAY AT HOME,USES CRUTCHES TO WALK,OLD INJURY PAINFUL LT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
WAS WALKI NG DOWN STEPS WITH WALKER TRIPPED AND CONTUSED LOWER LEG ON S TEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER LEG CT-HIT OWN LEG W/A CRUTCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
LOWER LEG CT-USING CRUTCHES WHEN CRUTCH CAUGHT ON CARPET-FELL DOWN 6 ST EPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT TIB/FIB FX.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RIGHT LEG STR. PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL OFF PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN USING A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48YO HISP MALE AT HOME SLIPPED & FELL USING CRUTCHES,C/O L TIB FIB PAIN FOOT PAIN & ANKLE PAIN, DX L LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT W/PRIOR FX SLIPPED WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R TIBIAL PLATEAU FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LOWER LEG STRAIN.PT WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND TRIPPED AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN WALKING WITH CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN TWISTING IT WHEN WALKING WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SHIN LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ ANOTHER PERSON'S WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED WITH CRUTCHES & STEPPED ON LEG WITH RECENT ACHILLES TENDON SURGERY, FELT TEAR DX; STRAIN (L) GASTROCNEMIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
CONT LEG- FELL WALKER ON STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL INJURING (R) LOWER LEG, ATTEMPTING TO USE A WALKER DX; (R) LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
42 YOF FELL WITH CRUTCHES SUSTAINING CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BROKE TIBIA 11/17/08 IN ATV ACCIDENT - UNDER CARE OF MD, CAST RECENTLY REMOVED. SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES TODAY. FX PROXIMAL TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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