ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2021
Epidemiology, Injury Severity, and Pattern of Standing E-Scooter Accidents: 6-Month Experience from a German Level I Trauma Center.
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- E-Scooter-Associated Injury Types and Injury Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of Surgical Stabilization of Flail Chest Injuries on Postoperative Computed Tomography Lung Volumes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- [Electric scooter-associated orthopedic injuries cause long absence from work, regret and are emerging as a major cause of hip fractures in young individuals: a comprehensive study from a regional trauma center in a densely populated urban setting].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and Characteristics of Ankle and Foot Injuries in Electric Scooter-Related Accidents.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- Lessons learned? Increasing injury severity of electric-scooter accidents over a period of one year: a monocentric follow-up study at a level 1 trauma center.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Article
- Electric scooter-associated orthopedic injuries cause long absence from work, regret and are emerging as a major cause of hip fractures in young individuals: a comprehensive study from a regional trauma center in a densely populated urban setting.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Comparison of Injuries Associated With Electric Scooters, Motorbikes, and Bicycles in France, 2019-2022.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of Fractures Following Electric Scooter Injury.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Risk factors and injury patterns of e-scooter associated injuries in Germany.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundE-scooter usage was lawfully approved in Germany in June 2019. Since then, a marked increase of e-scooter drivers has been noticed. Evidence concerning factors that may affect the severity of these injuries is limited. The study aimed to retrospectively analyze e-scooter-related injuries in a major German city.
methodsAll patients admitted to the emergency department of a level I trauma center in Berlin, Germany, between June 15, 2019, and December 15, 2019, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients involved in an e-scooter accident were included in this study, and medical reports were analyzed.
resultsIn the study period, 43 patients were involved in an e-scooter accident and could be included in this study. The median age of the patients was 30 years (interquartile range [IQR], 24.50-39.50 years), with 19 (44.2%) being female patients. The median Injury Severity Score of all patients was 2.0, with the highest Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) of 3.00 (IQR, 2.00-3.00) and was recorded as thoracic injuries. Seven patients had extremity fractures, of which 4 had to be stabilized operatively. In 12 patients (27.9%), the accidents occurred under the influence of alcohol.
conclusionsThe majority of injuries reported in this study were associated with a relatively low AIS, possibly due to strict local speed limits. Nonetheless, e-scooter usage bears risks of sustaining severe injuries to the head, face, and extremities, particularly under the influence of alcohol or when illegally ignoring local laws.
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