GOLF RELATED HEAD-INJURIES IN CHILDREN - THE LITTLE TIGERS

Head injury is a major cause of morbidity in Western society and sport related incidents account for approximately 11% of all head injured p atients attending Accident and Emergency Departments.(1) Golf was show n to be one of the sports most commonly associated with head injury re quiring referral to a regional neurosurgical centre.(2) Previous studi es have demonstrated that it is predominantly children who sustain gol f related head injuries which present either to an accident and emerge ncy department(3) or a regional neurosurgical centre.(2) This study ex amines the number and pattern of golf related head injuries in childre n presenting to an accident and emergency department or requiring admi ssion to the regional neurosurgical centre, over a three month period.