title: Trauma mechanisms and injuries associated with go-karting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hasan H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Eker
authors.forename: Esther M M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Van Lieshout
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Den Hartog
authors.forename: Inger B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Schipper