title: Segway® related injuries in Vienna: report from the Lorenz Böhler Trauma Centre.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Segway® vehicle facilitates a new way of eco-friendly mobility and is currently used all over the world. In the last years, the use of the Segway® transporters for sightseeing tours in Vienna has increased distinctly, resulting in a growing number of Segway® related injuries and subsequent admissions of these patients to the Lorenz Böhler Trauma Centre in Vienna, Austria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of clinical records in the electronic data system of the LBTC in Vienna, Austria, was performed to identify Segway® transporter related injuries between January 2010 and December 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-six patients represented the study cohort. The median age was 38 years (range 14-80 years) with a majority of male patients. Most common injuries were contusions (24, 6 %, n = 44) and fractures (23, 5 %, n = 42). The most frequent injury was a fracture of the radial head in 15, 1 % of all patients. 13 (15, 1 %) of 86 patients required admission and seven (8, 1 %) of these 13 patients had surgical treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case series presents severe injuries related to the use of a Segway® transporter. As a consequence, it has to be ensured that public tour operators need to provide sufficient safety instructions and equipment for people who are unfamiliar with riding a Segway® .
authors.affiliation: Lorenz Böhler Trauma Centre Vienna, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria. dominik.roider@gmail.com.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roider
authors.affiliation: Lorenz Böhler Trauma Centre Vienna, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.affiliation: Lorenz Böhler Trauma Centre Vienna, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spitaler
authors.affiliation: Lorenz Böhler Trauma Centre Vienna, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hertz
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015541:Off-Road Motor Vehicles; D011482:Protective Devices; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014186:Transportation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Radial head fracture; Segway; Segway transporter; Segway vehicle