Table. Patient Characteristics and Description of Facial Injuries Associated With Electric Scooters (e-Scooters).
| Characteristic | No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Patients | |
| Female | 46 (37) |
| Age, y | |
| Mean (SD) | 32.5 (12.7) |
| Median (range) | 30 (10-95) |
| <18 | 3 (2.4) |
| Pedestrian hit by an e-scooter | 2 (1.6) |
| Alcohol consumption | 45 (49) |
| Drug consumption | 5 (6) |
| Speed at the time of the accidentb | |
| Low or medium | 43 (49) |
| High | 44 (51) |
| Driving on the sidewalk at the time of the accident | 26 (31) |
| Tandem riding | 12 (14) |
| User level (>10 e-scooter uses before the accident) | 51 (60) |
| Previous experience with motorcycle driving | 23 (27) |
| Driver’s license | 51 (60) |
| Helmet use | 10 (12) |
| Facial injuries | |
| Mandibular fracturesc | 66 (55) |
| No. of injured patients | 36 (47) |
| Type | |
| Unifocal | 4 (72) |
| Plurifocal | 22 (28) |
| Site | |
| Dentulous portion | 21 (32) |
| Condylar process | 45 (68) |
| Midface fractures | 53 (45) |
| No. of injured patients | 43 (56) |
| Site | |
| Nasal bones | 20 (26) |
| Zygoma | 13 (17) |
| Occlusofacial fracture (Le Fort) | 4 (5) |
| Orbital fracture | 7 (9) |
| Craniofacial fractures | |
| No. of injured patients | 7 (9) |
| Site | |
| Fronto-orbito-ethmoidal fracture | 1 (1) |
| Frontal sinus | 7 (9) |
| Facial wounds | 90 |
| No. of injured patients | 78 (62) |
| Site | |
| Supraorbital rim/forehead | 16 (18) |
| Nose | 10 (11) |
| Cheek | 3 (3) |
| Lips | 25 (28) |
| Tongue | 1 (1) |
| Chin | 36 (40) |
| Dental trauma | 115 |
| No. of injured patients | 55 (44) |
| Type | |
| Crown fractures | 69 (60) |
| Dental dislocation | 40 (35) |
| Alveolodental fractures | 6 (5) |
| Site | |
| Incisors | 92 (80) |
| Other teeth | 23 20) |
a
Denominators to calculate percentages may vary according to available data retrieved from the questionnaire as well as the medical records.
b
Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the speed at time of the accident: low (<10 kph), medium (10-20 kph), and high (>20 kph).
c
Each mandibular site of fracture in a patient was recorded as 1 fracture.