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This study evaluates a sudden cluster of severe upper limb injuries resulting from the viral \u201cSuperman challenge\u201d to raise clinical awareness of digital behaviors in pediatric trauma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective study at a tertiary pediatric trauma center evaluated patients aged\u2009&lt;\u200918\u2009years admitted in December 2024 following the \u201cSuperman challenge.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eight patients were admitted within a 10-day window following high-energy injuries from the challenge. The cohort showed a female predominance (62.5%) with a mean age of 13.25 (\u00b11.03) years. The high-velocity mechanism led to atypical, severe injury patterns distinct from routine accidental falls. We observed an unusual cluster of severe distal forearm fractures in five patients, which uniformly required surgical treatment. Three patients even suffered bilateral distal radius fractures. Additional associated injuries included fractures of the ulnar styloid process (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20095) and concomitant TFCC tears (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092), reflecting the high-energy nature of the challenge.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rapid, viral spread of physical social media challenges such as the \u2018Superman Challenge\u2019 can lead to dangerous injury mechanisms involving high-velocity trauma among children and adolescents. These trends could lead to sudden, localized clusters of atypical high-energy injuries\u2014a scenario that, under specific conditions, risks overtaxing conventional healthcare systems, as previously demonstrated in the literature. Medical staff need to be aware of changing digital behaviors, which represent a new mechanism of injury in pediatric trauma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00068-026-03361-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,19]],"date-time":"2026-10-19T10:28:42Z","timestamp":1792405722000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["High-velocity trauma by social media: a new mechanism of injury in pediatric traumatology?"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"Michael","family":"Sennert","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benjamin","family":"Schoof","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Merle","family":"K\u00f6rner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monika","family":"Le","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jan","family":"Kolman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Omid","family":"Madadi-Sanjani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kristofer","family":"Wintges","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"3361_CR1","unstructured":"Kraus R, Schneidm\u00fcller D, R\u00f6der C. 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