Injuries associated with motorcycle accidents

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dc.authoridAlicioglu, Banu/0000-0002-6334-7445
dc.authorwosidYILMAZ, BARIS/A-1070-2018
dc.authorwosidAlicioglu, Banu/M-8898-2017
dc.contributor.authorAlicioglu, Banu
dc.contributor.authorYalniz, Erol
dc.contributor.authorEskin, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Baris
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:50:18Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:50:18Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: In recent years, there has been a significant increase in motorcycle accidents in parallel with the increasing number of motorcyclists. Data on motorcycle accidents/injuries are relatively limited in Turkey. This study sought to determine the injury profile of patients involved in motorcycle accidents. Methods: This retrospective study included 212 patients (204 males, 8 females; mean age 36 16 years; range 2 to 79 years) who were hospitalized for injuries caused by motorcycle accidents. Data on age and sex, injury patterns, length of hospitalization were recorded. Injuries were grouped according to localization. Results: The frequencies of injuries in descending order were as follows: musculoskeletal system injuries (n=106, 50% skull injuries (n=103, 48.6%), maxillofacial injuries (n=38, 17.9%), thoracic (n=15, 7.1% vertebral (n=10, 4.7%), and abdominal (n=6, 2.8%) injuries. Multiple fractures in upper and lower extremities were seen in 17 (8%) and 43 (20.3%) patients, respectively. The most frequent extremity injuries were tibia-fibula fractures (17.9%) followed by shoulder injuries (11.3%). Both extremity and skull injuries were seen in 23 patients (10.9%). The mean hospital stay was 12.2 +/- 16.8 days (range 1 to 150 days). Eight patients required intensive care for a mean of seven days. As a complication, one patient (0.5%) with olecranon and tibial plateau fractures developed pulmonary embolism. Motorcycle accidents resulted in mortality in nine patients (4.3%). Conclusion: Since motorcycle accidents are preventable or associated risks for injuries are reducible, risk factors for our country should be determined, necessary laws and restrictive regulations should be put into practice, and educational programs should be implemented.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage111en_US
dc.identifier.issn1017-995X
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18552531en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-58749090382en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage106en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/17957
dc.identifier.volume42en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000258834800007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Orthopaedics Traumatologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcicaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAccidentsen_US
dc.subjectTraffic Motorcyclesen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectWounds And Injuries/Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectHelmet Lawsen_US
dc.subjectBehavioren_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.titleInjuries associated with motorcycle accidentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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