Mountain biking injuries in rural England

Abstract

Background-OV road mountain biking is now an extremely popular recreation and a potent cause of serious injury. Aim-To establish the morbidity associated with this sport. Methods-Data were collected prospectively over one year on all patients presenting with an injury caused by either recreational or competitive oV road mountain biking. Results-Eighty four patients were identified, 70 males and 14 females, with a mean age of 22.5 years (range 8-71). Most accidents occurred during the summer months, most commonly in August. Each patient had an average of 1.6 injuries (n = 133) and these were divided into 15 categories, ranging from minor soft tissue to potentially life threatening. Operative intervention was indicated for 19 patients (23%) and several required multiple procedures. The commonest injuries were clavicle fractures (13%), shoulder injuries (12%), and distal radial fractures (11%). However, of a more sinister nature, one patient had a C2/3 dislocation requiring urgent stabilisation, one required a chest drain for a haemopneumothorax, and another required an emergency and life saving nephrectomy. Conclusion-This sport has recently experienced an explosion in popularity, and, as it carries a significant risk of potentially life threatening injury across all levels of participation, the use of protective equipment to reduce this significant morbidity may be advisable. (Br J Sports Med 2001;35:197-199)

Overuse Injuries Correlated to the Mountain Bike`s Adjustment: A Prospective Field Study

“…In road cycle racing, overuse injuries are reported of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel [2], this is observed in off-road motorcyclists as well [3] the ulnar nerve in Guillon's Canal [2] the perineal nerve, the cervical [4] and lumbar spine and in the knees. Although recent studies have reported injuries in recreational and competitive off-road biking [5][6][7][8][9][10] little is known about overuse injuries in competitions [4,[8][9][10]. In 2002 it was recommended [11] that further investigations in mountain biking should address overuse injuries.…”

Severe street and mountain bicycling injuries in adults: a comparison of the incidence, risk factors and injury patterns over 14 years

“…RESEARCH epidemiology of less severely injured cyclists, 9,10,[12][13][14][15][16][17]19 this retrospective cohort study analyzed only patients with severe multisystem injuries (ISS ≥ 12). This was affirmed by an overall median ISS of 17, ICU admission rate of 26.4%, surgical intervention rate of 33.3% and mortality of 6.6%.…”

“…4 Conversely, mountain biking injuries accounted for only 1.6% of all severe trauma patient admissions in this area from 1992 to 2002 (about 1-6 injuries per 100 000 patients per year). 5 Although observational studies of bicycling injuries are common, [3][4][5][6][7][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] to our knowledge, our study is the first to compare the overall major trauma epidemiology of street and mountain bicycling in detail. Few reports have discussed experience with severe bicycling-related multisystem injuries that require emergent surgical intervention or intensive care unit (ICU) admission.…”

Risk management among mountain bikers in selected clubs in Malaysia

“…However, little is known about the rik of injury involved in participation. Severe injuries including dislocation and fracture of the cervical spine and a case of incomplete tetraplegia was reported by Jeys et al [5] andApsingi et al [6].…”

“…However, in McDermott's study of 1710 bicycling injuries, helmet use has reduced the risk of head injuries by 39% and the risk of facial injury by 28% [10]. The importance of head protection has been appreciated with the majority of off mountain bike cyclists wearing helmets [5]. According to Carmont, most serious injuries to the head and neck occur whilst falling over the handlebars rather than falling off the bike to the side, which tends to result in the lower limbs injuries.…”