The Impact of Standing Electric Scooters on Maxillofacial Fractures: An Italian Multi-Centric Epidemiological Study
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to determine the impact of standing electric scooters on maxillofacial on the Italian territory. Methods: The authors analyzed the epidemiology of the injuries to define electric mobility’s impact on maxillofacial surgery practice. For this retrospective cohort study, data were collected by unifying the standing e-scooter-related fractures database from 10 Italian maxillofacial surgery departments. The reference period considered was from January 2020 to December 2023. The main data considered included age, gender, type of access, time slot of admission, type of admission, alcohol level, helmet use, dynamics of the accident, and area of the fracture. Results: A total of 79 patients were enrolled. The average age of the participants was approximately 31 years. The blood alcohol level was found to be above the Italian norm in 15 cases (19%). Only one patient wore a helmet. The most affected facial third was the middle one with 36 cases (45.5%), followed by the lower one (31, 39.3%). The most recurrent patterns were fractures of the orbito-malar-zygomatic complex (15, 19%), followed by multifocal (bifocal, trifocal) fractures of the mandible (14, 17.5%). Conclusions: This study demonstrated how maxillofacial fractures related to the use of electric scooters are associated with complex patterns, associated with a high rate of post-surgical aftermaths.
Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine
DOI: 10.3390/jcm13175195
Authors: Giovanni Salzano, Francesco Maffia, Luigi Angelo Vaira, Roberta Fusco, Massimo Albanese, Salvatore Crimi, Marco Cucurullo, Fabio Maglitto, Claudia Maugeri, Marzia Petrocelli, Francesca Pitino, Paolo Priore, Fabio Roccia, Alessandro Tel, Anna Maria Baietti, Alberto Bianchi, Federico Biglioli, Chiara Copelli, Giacomo De Riu, Pier Francesco Nocini, Guglielmo Ramieri, Massimo Robiony, Valentino Valentini, Luigi Califano
Institutions: Federico II University Hospital, University of Naples Federico II, University of Lisbon, University of Sassari, University of Verona, University of Catania, Ospedale San Paolo, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Ospedale Bellaria, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Udine
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,955
OpenAlex ID: W4402130634