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RESULTS: We included 109 children 8\u201312 years of age (24% female, evaluated median\u200a=\u200a7 [interquartile range\u200a=\u200a4\u201310] days post-injury) and 353 adolescents aged 13\u201318 years (36% female, evaluated median\u200a=\u200a7 [4\u201310] days post-injury). There was a higher proportion of children who demonstrated abnormal tandem gait relative to adolescents (26% vs. 11%; p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.001). They also made more BESS errors in single (median\u200a=\u200a5 [2\u201310] vs. 4 [2\u20136] errors) and tandem (median\u200a=\u200a3 [1\u20136] vs. 2 [0\u20134]) firm stances. After covariate adjustment, children demonstrated worse tandem gait (adjusted odds ratio\u200a=\u200a3.05, 95% CI\u200a=\u200a1.68\u20135.53) and more firm surface BESS errors (double stance \u03b2=0.51, 95% CI\u200a=\u200a0.22\u20130.80; single stance \u03b2=\u200a1.18, 95% CI\u200a=\u200a0.42\u20131.95; tandem stance \u03b2=\u200a0.98, 95% CI\u200a=\u200a0.28\u20131.68) than adolescents. 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