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Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Trauma, Diagnostic procedure, Ultrasound, MR, CT, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Musculoskeletal joint
Authors:
D. Hayashi1, S. Scheepers2, F. W. Roemer3, A. Guermazi4, R. de Villiers2; 1Bridgeport, CT/US, 2Somerset West/ZA, 3Augsburg/DE, 4Boston, MA/US
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2014/C-0487
Background
EPIDEMIOLOGY (1)
Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission for patients aged ≥ 8 years from 1994 through 2007.
- Nationwide,
an estimated 217,433 patients were treated for mountain bike-related injuries in United States emergency departments from 1994 to 2007,
an average of 15,531 injuries per year.
- The most common injuries were upper extremity fractures (10.6%) and shoulder fractures (8.3%).
- Patients aged 14 - 19 years sustained a greater proportion of traumatic brain injuries (8.4%) than did patients aged 8-13 years and ≥20 years combined (4.3%).
- A greater proportion of female riders (6.1%) than male riders (4.5%) were hospitalized.
Fig. 1: Mechanism of injury (%)
References: Nelson and McKenzie. Am J Sports Med 2011; 39:404-409
EPIDEMIOLOGY (2)
Data from the three trauma centers serving a major mountain bike park and mountain biking trails in Canada.
- A total of 399 patients sustained 1,092 injuries while mountain biking between 1992 and 2002.
- There was a threefold increase in the incidence of mountain biking injuries over a 10-year period.
- Young males were most commonly affected.
- Orthopaedic injuries were most common (46.5%).
- High operative rate was observed: 38% of injuries and 66% of patients required surgery.
Fig. 2: Location of injury (%)
References: Kim et al. J Trauma 2006; 60:312-318