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June 19, 2026Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Hard Knock Life: Head Injuries in Youth Mountain Bikers

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JHJennifer HortonMTMasaru TeramotoAPAaron Provance

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This retrospective analysis evaluates head injury and concussion rates in youth mountain bikers compared to adults, suggesting higher pediatric risks.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess whether pediatric mountain bikers sustain more head injuries and concussions than adults.
  • Retrospective data collection from the NEISS Online Database over 10 years (2015-2024)
  • Inclusion of patient encounters related to mountain biking focusing on ages 0-18
  • Statistical weights were applied to estimate national injury burden.
  • Pediatric patients represented 19.6% of MTB-associated ED presentations (mean age = 14.0, 89.5% male)
  • Higher prevalence of head injuries in pediatric patients (19.3%) compared to adults (14.5%), p = 0.016
  • Higher concussion diagnoses in pediatric patients (7.8%) versus adults (5.1%), p = 0.032.

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Horton et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34def565a5b0777af2e22ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/2325967126s00095
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