Author: Wagner Justin Rai Ajit Ituarte Felipe Tillou Areti Cryer Henry Hiatt Jonathan R.
Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress
ISSN: 0003-1348
Source: The American Surgeon, Vol.78, Iss.10, 2012-10, pp. : 1066-1070
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Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed a series of 516 patients with motorcycle (n = 353) and bicycle (n = 162) injuries; 384 patients (74%) were younger than age 50 years and 132 (26%) were older. No significant differences by age group were seen in gender, helmet use, substance use, complications, or mortality. Older patients had more severe (Injury Severity Score [ISS] greater than 15) injuries (35
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