17 February 2025 : Clinical Research
Retrospective Study to Compare Injury Patterns and Associations in 170 Patients Following Electric Scooter and Bicycle Accidents in Turkey
Ümit Şimşek
ABCDEF 1*, Tuğçen Demircan ABCDEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947155
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947155
Table 3 Diagnostic imaging and treatment modalities among e-scooter and bicycle riders.
| Type of vehicle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-scootern (%) | Bicyclen (%) | Test valueP | ||
| Imaging* | Yes | 37 (68.5) | 98 (84.5) | |
| X-Ray | 23 (42.6) | 55 (47.4) | 0.557 | |
| CT | 14 (25.9) | 39 (33.6) | 0.313 | |
| CCT | 6 (11.1) | 19 (16.4) | 0.367 | |
| MRI | 3 (5.6) | 14 (12.1) | 0.188 | |
| Medical procedures | Need for surgery | 11 (20.4) | 11 (9.5) | 0.232 |
| İntensive care unit admission | 2 (3.7) | 6 (5.2) | ||
| Wound management | 9 (16.7) | 14 (12.1) | ||
| Treatment with plaster cast/brace | 5 (9.3) | 18 (15.5) | ||
| Outpatient follow-up | 27 (50.0) | 67 (57.8) | ||
| Length of hospital stay ±SD (days) | 3.2±3.5 | 4.3±4.1 | 0.072 | |
| * In some cases, more than one imaging modality was used. E-scooter – electric scooter; CT – computed tomography; CCT – cranial computed tomography; MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; SD – standard deviation. | ||||