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The Infant WalkerA Previously Unrecognized Health Hazard
Carol A. Kavanagh, MD;
Leonard Banco, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1982;136(3):205-206.
Abstract
• The use of infant walkers within a large prepaid pediatric group practice was investigated. Of 195 patients (age range, 5 to 15 months) surveyed during a three-month period, 150 patients (77%) used infant walkers. Of those, 47 patients (31%) had suffered mishaps. These included closed head trauma, fractures, lacerations, tooth evulsion, and soft palate perforation. There is no proved benefit associated with the use of such walkers. The risk of injury associated with the use of infant walkers should be of concern for those physicians who care for preambulatory children.
(Am J Dis Child 1982;136:205-206)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics, Joseph C. Wilson Health Center, Rochester, NY. Dr Banco is now with the Hartford (Conn) Hospital.
Footnotes
Read before the Workshop on Health Maintenance Organizations at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Detroit, Oct 30, 1980.
Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06115 (Dr Banco).
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