Foot-Launched Flying Injuries

Incidents and Injuries in Foot-Launched Flying Extreme Sports

“…However, due to the different flight forms and mechanisms, equipment and performance conditions, it is possible that each of these activities presents different challenges and injury patterns 8 . What is clear from recent research is that foot launched flying extreme sports present incident and injury patterns which are not comparable to those associated with more popular sports such as soccer, golf or basketball or even air traffic incidents 5,9,17 .…”