Orthopedic injuries associated with use of electric scooters in the UK: A dangerous trend? Case series and review of the literature

CONCLUSION: This case series demonstrates an increasing frequency of significant orthopedic injury associated with e-scooter use treated at our center over the course of two years. This small series highlights an important problem given that this increase has occurred despite electric scooter usage in public spaces being illegal. Legalization might result in further increase in the incidence of injury.PMID:33661080 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2021.1882676
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Source Type: research