Hoverboard Safety: Lessons Learned from the First Year of Injuries

Abstract

Purpose: Hoverboards were recently introduced in the United States consumer market and have rapidly increased in popularity. Concern regarding the safety of hoverboards has largely focused on the risk of fire, drawing media attention and prompting investigation by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). At our institution, we noted an increase in musculoskeletal injuries related to hoverboard use. We sought to analyze hoverboard injuries to characterize the frequency of injury, pattern of musculoskeletal injury, and provide families with safety information. Methods: An IRB approved retrospective review of all patients with …