Citation

Eker HH, van Lieshout EM, Den Hartog D, Schipper IB. Open Orthop. J. 2010; 4: 107-110.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Bentham Science Publishers)

DOI

10.2174/1874325001004020107

PMID

20361000

PMCID

PMC2847818

Abstract

Annually, approximately 600 patients seek medical attention after go-kart accidents in the Netherlands. A large variability in injury patterns can be encountered. Knowledge of the trauma mechanisms of go-kart accidents and insight into the associated injuries is limited and requires improvement. Such additional knowledge may lead to customized trauma protocols for patients with a high index of suspicion on go-kart injuries. Research into trauma mechanisms may also lead to implementation of improved or additional safety measures for go-karting, involving both the go-karts itself as well as prerequisites to the go-kart tracks and qualifications for the drivers. The main trauma mechanisms involved in go-kart accidents, and three cases to illustrate the variety of injuries are described in the current manuscript.

Language: en