Motorcyclist Injuries from the Florentine Traumatology Centre: a 12-months analysis

Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW) account for an increasing proportion of road traffic trauma around the world [1]. The most common patterns of injury are related to fractures, bruises, open wounds, concussions, and sprains [2]. Severe and fatal injuries are typically located at the head, thorax, pelvis and lower extremities [3-5] with internal organs injuries or life-threatening fractures the most frequent. Minor and moderate injuries are more often located at upper and lower extremities [6][7]. Among those, such injuries have surely a social impact in terms of health burden, and they are often associated with prolonged and costly medical treatments and disabilities [8]. This investigation consists of an injury analysis related to motorcycle crashes.