A comparison of recreational skiing- and snowboarding-related injuries at a Colorado ski resort, 2012/13-2016/17
| Autor: | Darcy K. Selenke, Zachary Y. Kerr, Tessa L. Crume, Gary K. Grunwald, R. Dawn Comstock, Morteza Khodaee, Lauren A. Pierpoint |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Colorado Injury control Adolescent Poison control Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Skiing Injury prevention Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Recreation Ski resort Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry Human factors and ergonomics 030229 sport sciences Middle Aged Child Preschool Athletic Injuries Physical therapy Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Research in sports medicine (Print). 28(3) |
| ISSN: | 1543-8635 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to compare injury patterns between recreational skiers and snowboarders. Injured skiers (n = 3,961) and snowboarders (n = 2,428) presented to a mountainside medical clinic, 2012/13-2016/17. Variables investigated for analysis included demographics/characteristics, injury event information, and injury information. Skiers were older than snowboarders (34.3 ± 19.3 vs. 23.2 ± 10.5 years, p 0.001); a greater proportion of skiers were female (46.3% vs. 27.8%, p 0.001). Most skiers (84.4%) and snowboarders (84.5%) were helmeted at the time of injury (p = 0.93). Snowboarders were most frequently beginners (38.9%), skiers were intermediates (37.8%). Falls to snow (skiers = 72.3%, snowboarders = 84.8%) and collisions with natural objects (skiers = 9.7%, snowboarders = 7.4%) were common injury mechanisms. Common skiing injuries were knee sprains (20.5%) and head trauma (8.9%); common snowboarding injuries were wrist fractures (25.7%), shoulder separations (9.1%), and head trauma (9.0%). Given that injury patterns significantly differ between sports, it is important for clinicians, ski patrollers, and resorts to develop and deliver sport-specific injury prevention interventions to most effectively decrease injury burden. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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