The mechanism of injury formation in horse-drawn trauma

Zhernovoy M. G.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pathology
ORCID: 0009-0006-7372-0262

Pilkevich N. B.
MD, Professor, Department of Pathology
ORCID: 0000-0001-7260-4629; SPIN: 5422-3042

Markovskaya V. A.
Ph.D., head of the Department of Pathology
ORCID: 0000-0003-4410-9318; SPIN: 1189-0353

Yavorskaya O. V.
Lecturer, Medical College
ORCID: 0009-0003-3288-9289; SPIN: 5295-7981

Smirnova A. P.
Student
ORCID: 0009-0001-3087-0037; SPIN: 5155-6645

Khalanskaya O. M.
Assistant Professor of the Department of Hospital Surgery
ORCID: 0009-0005-3733-2441

Al-Mashwali Ammtallah Mansour Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
ORCID: 0009-0008-2144-6905

Belgorod State National Research University, Russian Federation, Belgorod, Russia

Pilkevich NB.; e-mail: pilkevich@bsuedu.ru

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

24.02.2026

10.04.2026

The aim of the study. Analysis of publications devoted to the study of the mechanism of injury in horse-drawn trauma. Materials and methods. An analysis of 26 sources was conducted. The search was conducted in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, eLIBRARY.RU from 2012 to February 2026. Conclusions. The topic under consideration is related to the specificity of injuries sustained as a result of horse-drawn trauma. The specificity is determined by the mechanism that led to the damage. Injuries can be inflicted both by the animal itself (during movement or at rest), and by a cart driven by horse-drawn transport. The mechanism of injury to a victim of horse-drawn trauma, caused by a fall from an animal or falling out of a horse-drawn cart. Injuries caused by the action of the hooves of pack animals. Injuries sustained by the claws and/or teeth of animals (sled dogs in dog sleds) used to transport goods and people to the body and limbs of the victim. The specific nature of the injuries depends largely on the geography of the area where the draft animals are used for a particular purpose.

horse-drawn transport, damage, injury, equestrian sport

10.29234/2308-9113-2026-14-2-185-195

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