Increasing Incidence of Hand and Distal Upper Extremity Injuries Associated With Electric Scooter Use
LaGreca M, Didzbalis C, Oleck N, Weisberger J, Ayyala H. Increasing Incidence of Hand and Distal Upper Extremity Injuries Associated With Electric Scooter Use. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2021, 47: 478.e1-478.e7. PMID: 34246514, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemNEISS databaseE-scootersUpper extremity injuriesScooter-related injuriesE-scooter-related injuriesRide-sharing applicationsInjury Surveillance SystemElectronic Injury Surveillance SystemExtremity injuriesInjury diagnosisGoogle Trends dataRisk of injuryFrequent site of injuryElectric scootersNational estimatesUpper extremityUnited StatesDemographic informationTrends dataSurveillance systemGoogle search engineInvestmentWeight variabilityScooter