Musculoskeletal trauma in four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles.
A longitudinal study of four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle-related musculoskeletal injuries requiring orthopedic surgery was performed. Avoidable risk factors such as alcohol intake, lack of helmets, inexperience, and excess speed were identified. This study also shows that the quantity, severity, cost, and frequency of preventable accidents while riding continue to be the same as prior to a Consent Decrees issued by the Consumer Products Safety Commission > 10 years ago.
Rios-Reboyras
Luis A
LA
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan 00935-5067, USA.
Grovis
Jorge E
JE
Ramirez
Norman
N
Zierenberg
Charles
C
Otero
Antonio
A
Vilella
Fernando E
FE
D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015541:Off-Road Motor Vehicles; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies