ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2015
Helmet use in bicycle trauma patients: a population-based study.
Article in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Comparison of Characteristics, Injury Patterns, and Orthopaedic Injuries Between Electric Bicycle, Pedal Bicycle, Electric Scooters, and Motorcycle Accidents at a Level 1 Trauma Center.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Bicycle helmets are associated with fewer and less severe head injuries and fewer neurosurgical procedures.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Long-term opioid use following bicycle trauma: a register-based cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Anatomical distribution of mandibular fractures from severe bicycling accidents: A 12-year experience from a Norwegian level 1 trauma center.Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · 2022Article
- Adult sports-related traumatic spinal injuries: do different activities predispose to certain injuries?Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2021Article
- Comparison of Injury Patterns between Electric Bicycle, Bicycle and Motorcycle Accidents.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Severity and predictors of head injury due to bicycle accidents in Western Australia.Acta neurochirurgica · 2021Article
- Assessing bicycle-related trauma using the biomarker S100B reveals a correlation with total injury severity.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2016Article
- Profiling Cycling Trauma throughout the Body with and Without Helmet Usage in a Large United States Health-care Network.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shockArticle
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Abstract
introductionIn recent years, the increasing number of bicyclists has evoked the debate on use of bicycle helmet. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between helmet use and injury pattern in bicycle trauma patients. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe performed a retrospective population-based study of 186 patients treated for bicycle-related injuries at a Level 1 Trauma Centre in Sweden during a 3-year period. Data were collected from case records. Unconditional logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
results43.5% of the 186 patients used a bicycle helmet at the time of the crash. Helmet users were less likely to get head and facial injuries in collisions than non-helmet users (OR, 0.3; 95% CI, 0.07-0.8, and OR, 0.07; 95% CI, 0.02-0.3), whereas no difference was seen in single-vehicle accidents. The risk of limb injuries was higher among helmet users.
conclusionsNon-helmet use is associated with an increased risk of injury to head and face in collisions, whereas helmet use is associated with an increased risk of limb injuries in all types of crashes.
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