Erratum for Macpherson et al., Pediatrics 117 (2) e143-e147.
Published online June 1, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 6 June 2006, pp. 2334-2336 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0928)

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Macpherson A, Rothman L, Howard A. Body-Checking Rules and Childhood Injuries in Ice Hockey. PEDIATRICS 2006;117:e143–e147.

Several errors appeared in the article by Macpherson et al, titled "Body-Checking Rules and Childhood Injuries in Ice Hockey" that was published in the February 2006 issue of Pediatrics Electronic Pages (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-1163). Due to a coding error, the youngest and oldest age groups were inverted affecting the odds ratios, confidence intervals, and tables throughout the text. The following changes should be noted:

Page e143, Abstract, Results section should read as follows:

"Results: Of the 4736 hockey injuries, 3006 (63%) were in Ontario and 1730 (37%) were in Quebec. Most of the injuries occurred in areas where checking was allowed (3618 [76.4%]). At ages 10 to 13, players had significantly greater odds of suffering a checking injury where checking was allowed (odds ratio [OR]: 2.65; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.21–3.18). Players in this age group were also more likely to suffer a concussion (OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 0.93–2.52) or a fracture (OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 1.00–1.47) where checking was allowed. Among older players, when checking was allowed in both provinces, there were higher odds (OR: 1.1; 95% CI: 0.94–1.33) of receiving a checking injury in the province that had introduced checking at a younger age, suggesting there is no protective effect from learning to check earlier."

Page e145, column 1, Results section, line 3 should read as follows:

"Where checking was allowed, there were 3618 injuries."

Page e145, column 2, Results section, lines 2–5 should read as follows:

"For example, for 10- and 11-year olds, 41% of the injuries were checking related where checking was allowed compared with 19% where checking was not allowed."

Page e145, column 2, Results section, lines 8–15 should read as follows:

"The resulting OR for sustaining a checking injury (compared with a nonchecking injury) in areas in which checking was allowed was 2.65 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.21–3.18). Slightly higher proportions of concussions (OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 0.92–2.53) and significantly more fractures (OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 1.00–1.47) were also observed in jurisdictions in which checking was allowed."

Page e145, column 2, Results section, lines 20–25 should read as follows:

"Older players in Ontario were more likely to have received a checking injury (OR: 1.11; 95% CI: 0.94–1.32). There was no significant difference in the proportion of concussions in the age group (OR: 1.4; 95% CI: 0.79–2.35), nor in proportion of fractures (OR: 1.16; 95% CI: 0.95–1.42)."

Page e145, Table 1 should read as follows:

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   TABLE 1 Comparison of Injuries in Jurisdictions in Which Body Checking Was Allowed and Not Allowed, 1995–2002

 
Page e146, Table 2 should read as follows:

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   TABLE 2 Comparison of Checking Injuries and Concussions in 14- to 15-Year-Old (Bantam) Players in Ontario (With 2 to 4 Years of Body-Checking Experience) and Quebec (Experiencing Body Checking for the First Time), 1995–2002

 
The authors ensure that the changes do not affect the conclusions or implications for injury prevention.

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