Racing to disaster: A 10-year retrospective analysis of pediatric competitive motocross injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In competitive motocross, children as young as 4 years old race in groups on motorized off-road bikes on uneven terrain. We aimed to describe pediatric injuries occurring during an annual week-long certified amateur motocross competition between 2011 and 2021. Secondarily, we compared injury characteristics and medical evaluation by age.

Methods

This retrospective analysis of injuries sustained by children during an annual motocross competition included children <18 years who received care for an event-related injury within either of the two large regional hospital systems between 2011 and 2021. Data were collected through electronic health record review and analyzed with descriptive statistics. We used chi-square and Fisher exact tests to compare findings by age

SUBMITTER: Bruney EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11345535 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature