Citation

Hogue GD, Rose R, Wimberly RL, Riccio AI. J. Pediatr. Orthop. B 2014; 24(2): 139-142.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics, Childrens Medical Center, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/BPB.0000000000000108

PMID

25305047

Abstract

This study will identify differences in musculoskeletal injury between pediatric riders of four-wheel all-terrain and motorized two-wheel (motorbike) vehicles who were presented to a pediatric trauma center from 2005 to 2011. Musculoskeletal injuries, protective equipment use, and associated injuries were compared. The rate of orthopedic injury in children with all-terrain vehicle-related emergency department visits was 42% (153 injuries/334 patients) versus 72% (123/170) for motorbike-related trauma (P<0.001). Motorbike riders were more likely to use protective equipment (P<0.0001); however, they sustained a higher number of lower extremity fractures (P=0.0003), wrist fractures (P=0.03), and tibia/fibula shaft fractures (P=0.03).

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