Clinical Characteristics of Patients Involved in Bicycle Related Collisions.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients Involved in Bicycle Related Collisions.
| Clinical Characteristic | E-bike (n=85) | Manual Bicycle (n=111) | P Value |
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| Mean Age, Years (±SD) | 13.7 (±2.9) | 9.9 (±3.4) | 0.00001 |
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| Male Gender, % | 67 | 64 | 0.76 |
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| Helmet Use, n Positive/n Documented (%) | 6/32 (19) | 13/27 (48) | 0.02 |
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| Body Region Injured, n (%) | |||
| Head | 34 (40) | 46 (42) | 0.88 |
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| Neck | 7 (8) | 3 (3) | 0.11 |
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| Chest | 10 (12) | 3 (3) | 0.02 |
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| Abdomen | 15 (18) | 16 (14) | 0.56 |
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| Back | 2 (2) | 1 (0.9) | 0.58 |
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| Upper Extremities | 34 (40) | 42 (38) | 0.77 |
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| Lower Extremities | 35 (41) | 28 (25) | 0.02 |
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| Injury Types, n (%) | |||
| Superficial Skin Injury | 45 (53) | 64 (58) | 0.56 |
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| Skin Laceration | 22 (26) | 27 (24) | 0.87 |
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| Limb Fracture | 21 (25) | 27 (24) | 1.00 |
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| Intra-abdominal Organ(s) Injury | 7 (8) | 2 (2) | 0.047 |
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| Intracranial Hemorrhage | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1.00 |
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| Outcome | |||
| Admission, n (%) | 12 (14) | 17 (15) | 0.84 |
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| Surgery, n (%) | 4 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 0.02 |
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| ISS, Mean (±SD) | 3.1 (±3.2) | 2.5 (±0.5) | 0.049 |
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| ISS, Median (Range) | 2 (1–16) | 1 (1–9) | |