@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology and characteristics of ankle and foot injuries in electric scooter-related accidents",
journal="Clinics in orthopedic surgery",
year="2024",
author="Kim, Tae Gyun and Choi, Jae Gyu and Heo, Youn Moo and Yi, Jin Woong and Yeo, In Uk and Ryu, Hyun Sik and Choi, Hyun Soo and Song, Jae Hwang",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="326-334",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The use of electric scooters (e-scooters) continues to increase as a simple, inexpensive means of transport, resulting in a sharp increase in the incidence of scooter-related accidents. No study to date has closely examined the injury extent to the lower leg, joints, and extremities from e-scooter-related accidents. Here, we investigated the epidemiology and injury patterns of such accidents, focusing on injuries to the ankle and foot. <br><br>METHODS: Based on data from a single tertiary hospital's database, the demographics of 563 patients with scooter-associated injuries were analyzed retrospectively. Among the patients, 229 patients who were injured by e-scooter riding were further investigated. Based on the data, the general demographics of whole scooter-associated injuries and the injury characteristics and fracture cases of the lower leg, ankle, and foot were analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS: During the 4-year study period, the number of patients injured by e-scooters increased every year. Lower extremities were the most common injury site (67.2%) among riders, whereas injuries to the head and neck (64.3%) were more common in riders of non-electric scooters. Among the lower leg, ankle, and foot injuries of riders (52 cases), the ankle joint (53.8%) was the most commonly injured site, followed by the foot (40.4%) and lower leg (21.2%). The fracture group scored significantly higher on the Abbreviated Injury Scale than the non-fracture group (p < 0.001). Among the fracture group (20 cases), ankle fractures (9 cases) were most common, including pronation external rotation type 4 injuries (4 cases) and pilon fractures (2 cases). Five patients (25%) had open fractures, and 12 patients (60%) underwent surgical treatment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The ankle and foot are the most common injury sites in e-scooter-related accidents. Given the high frequency and severity of e-scooter-related ankle and foot injuries, we suggest that more attention be paid to preventing these types of injuries with greater public awareness of the dangers of using e-scooters.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2005-291X",
doi="10.4055/cios23312",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios23312"
}