TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Trauma mechanisms and injuries associated with go-karting
JO  - Open orthopaedics journal
A1  - Eker, Hasan H.
A1  - van Lieshout, Esther M. M.
A1  - Den Hartog, Dennis
A1  - Schipper, I. B.
SP  - 107
EP  - 110
VL  - 4
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1874-3250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001004020107
ID  - ref1
ER  -