Bicycle spoke-related injuries in children: emphasise prevention

• Published in: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 155; no. 30-31; p. A3736
• Main Authors: Kramer, William L M, Haaring, Gert-Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Dutch
• Published: Netherlands 2011
• Subjects: Accidents; Bicycling; Child; Child, Preschool; Equipment Safety; Female; Foot Injuries - etiology; Humans; Leg Injuries - etiology; Male

Three children, a 6-year-old boy and two girls aged 5 and 4 years, were seen at an emergency department due to distal lower-leg injuries sustained from the spokes of bicycle wheels. All three patients had been passengers on rear carrying seats of moving bicycles. Only the third bicyclist had used a...