The Impact of Standing Electric Scooters on Maxillofacial Fractures: An Italian Multi-Centric Epidemiological Study
<b>Objectives</b>: This study aimed to determine the impact of standing electric scooters on maxillofacial on the Italian territory. <b>Methods</b>: 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. <b>Results</b>: 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%). <b>Conclusions</b>: 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.
Authors
- Giovanni Salzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-8733)
- Alberto Bianchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-2748)
- Chiara Copelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2992-893X)
- Fabio Roccia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-6395)
- Luigi Califano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-2221)
- Fabio Maglitto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1080-4067)
- Marzia Petrocelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1798-3595)
- Luigi Angelo Vaira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-145X)
- Marco Cucurullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8110-559X)
- Salvatore Crimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2374-9853)
- Giacomo De Riu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-6445)
- Guglielmo Amedeo Ramieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3131-9669)
- Massimo Robiony (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-5022)
- Federico Biglioli
- Claudia Maugeri
- Roberta Fusco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0469-9969)
- Paolo Priore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3713-4470)
- Alessandro Tel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8395-5272)
- A M Baietti
- Francesco Maffìa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-2107)
- Francesca Pitino
- Massimo Albanese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8108-0617)
- Pier Francesco Nocini
- Valentino Valentini
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- University of Udine (IT)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- University of Sassari (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- IGEA Clinical Biophysics (Italy) (IT)
- Ospedale San Paolo (IT)
- Ospedale Bellaria (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175195
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15