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Vulnerability of the lower limb in non-fatal motorcycle injuries

Pang TY 1 , Radin Umar RS 2 , Harwant S 3

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  • 1 T Y Pang, BSc (Hons). Department of Orthopaedics, Road Safety Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 8th Floor, Grand Seasons Avenue, 72, Jalan Pahang, 53000, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 R S Radin Umar, PhD. Department of Orthopaedics, Road Safety Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 8th Floor, Grand Seasons Avenue, 72, Jalan Pahang, 53000, Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 S Harwant, FRCSEd. Department of Orthopaedics, Road Safety Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 8th Floor, Grand Seasons Avenue, 72, Jalan Pahang, 53000, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2001 Dec;56 Suppl D:9-11.
PMID: 14569759 MyJurnal

Abstract

Motorcyclists form the highest group of fatalities on Malaysian roads. This is a prospective study conducted at 3 major hospitals for a period of 12 months to determine the type of motorcyclist injuries that usually required hospitalization. Four hundred and twelve consecutively injured motorcyclists were available for study. One hundred and eighty six (45.15%) were fatally injured and 226 (54.85%) were seriously injured and surviving. The main cause of fatalities was head injury, while lower limb injuries accounted for majority of hospitalizations. This study highlights the vulnerability of the motorcyclist to lower limb injuries.

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