@article{ref1,
title="Trauma mechanisms and injuries associated with go-karting",
journal="Open orthopaedics journal",
year="2010",
author="Eker, Hasan H. and van Lieshout, Esther M. M. and Den Hartog, Dennis and Schipper, I. B.",
volume="4",
number="",
pages="107-110",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1874-3250",
doi="10.2174/1874325001004020107",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001004020107"
}