Snowboarding and Ski Boarding Injuries in Niigata, Japan

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the injury patterns and incidence of snowboarding and ski boarding injuries with that of alpine skiing in 2000 to 2005, as there are few previous studies comparing these 3 sports, especially in Asia. Hypothesis: The injury patterns are different a...

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Published in:The American journal of sports medicine 2008-05, Vol.36 (5), p.943-948
Main Authors: Sakamoto, Yuko, Sakuraba, Keishoku
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Fractures
Humans
Incidence
Injuries
Japan - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Methods
Middle Aged
Prevention
Radiography
Risk factors
Skiing
Skiing - injuries
Snowboarding
Sports injuries
Sports medicine
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Summary:Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the injury patterns and incidence of snowboarding and ski boarding injuries with that of alpine skiing in 2000 to 2005, as there are few previous studies comparing these 3 sports, especially in Asia. Hypothesis: The injury patterns are different among the 3 snow sports. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: The subjects were alpine skiers (1240 cases), snowboarders (2220 cases), and ski boarders (132 cases) who were injured in 2 ski resorts located in Niigata prefecture in Japan and visited the authors’ clinics in these ski resorts between 2000 and 2005. On visiting the clinics, patients completed a questionnaire reviewing the circumstances surrounding the injury event, and physicians documented the diagnosis. Results: The injury rate, which was based on all purchased lift tickets, in snowboarding decreased gradually, although it was still 2 times higher than that of alpine skiing. Snowboarding and ski boarding had a higher fracture and dislocation rate. Both sports also had a 4 times higher rate of injuries because of jumping. The characteristics of ski boarding were a lower head and neck injury rate and collision injury rate than those of the other 2 snow sports, as well as a 2 times higher rate of fractures compared with alpine skiing injuries and a 1.4 times higher incidence than that of snowboarding injuries. Of the fractures caused by ski boarding accidents, 39.6% affected the lower leg bones. Conclusion: Injury prevention strategies should focus on jumps for snowboarders and ski boarders. Keywords: snowboard ski board alpine ski jump
ISSN:0363-5465
1552-3365
DOI:10.1177/0363546507313573