Citation

Sobel AD, Reid DB, Blood TD, Daniels AH, Cruz AI. J. Pediatr. 2017; 190: 271-274.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.041

PMID

29144253

Abstract

Hoverboards pose a significant risk of musculoskeletal injury to pediatric riders. A prospectively enrolled cohort yielded 9 pediatric patients injured while riding hoverboards in 2016. Eight of the injuries involved the upper extremity, and one involved the lower extremity. No riders wore any safety equipment and injury patterns modeled those seen in skateboard riders.

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Language: en

Keywords

Hoverboard; orthopedics; skateboard