2010
Trauma Mechanisms and Injuries Associated with Go-Karting
Publication
Publication
The Open Orthopaedics Journal , Volume 4 - Issue 2 p. 107- 110
Annually, approximately 600 patients seek medical attention after go-kart accidents in the Netherlands. A large variability in injury patterns can be encountered. Knowledge of the trauma mechanisms of go-kart accidents and insight into the associated injuries is limited and requires improvement. Such additional knowledge may lead to customized trauma protocols for patients with a high index of suspicion on go-kart injuries. Research into trauma mechanisms may also lead to implementation of improved or additional safety measures for go-karting, involving both the go-karts itself as well as prerequisites to the go-kart tracks and qualifications for the drivers. The main trauma mechanisms involved in go-kart accidents, and three cases to illustrate the variety of injuries are described in the current manuscript.
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| doi.org/10.2174/1874325001004020107, hdl.handle.net/1765/25667 | |
| Surgery and Traumatology | |
| The Open Orthopaedics Journal | |
| Organisation | Department of Surgery |
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van Lieshout, E., den Hartog, D., Schipper, I., & Eker, H. (2010). Trauma Mechanisms and Injuries Associated with Go-Karting. The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 4(2), 107–110. doi:10.2174/1874325001004020107 |
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