Obese kids may face higher risk of bad elbow breaks

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Obese kids may face higher risk of bad elbow breaks

By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Complicated elbow fractures could be added to a growing list of heightened health risks for obese children, according to a recent analysis. Obese kids were nine times more likely to suffer an elbow fracture with multiple fracture lines in the same arm, or with the bone exposed through the skin, compared to normal-weight children, researchers found. Obese kids were also more likely to have fallen on their outstretched hand. "As a public health message, this study validates the efforts of medical organizations to raise awareness about childhood obesity," Dr. Michelle Caird told Reuters Health.

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