Myths Concerning Alpine Skiing Injuries

Johnson, Regina Jones; Ettlinger, CF; Shealy, Jasper E.

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“…The abovementioned studies [8,9] analyzed deaths rates in the period from 1991/92 to 2012. Looking at the development of incidences of non-fatal ski injuries at the same time, studies showed a decrease from 5-8 injuries per 1000 skier days before the 1970s [2], to 2-3 injuries per 1000 skier days in the 1980s and early 1990s [3,4] due to advances in equipment and increased helmet use [15]. It might be possible that the incidence of traumatic fatal injuries has benefitted from this decline and from the mentioned equipment-related improvements to a certain extent.…”

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Incidences of Fatalities on Austrian Ski Slopes: A 10-Year Analysis

Posch

Schranz

Lener

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The study evaluated incidences and potential differences of traumatic and nontraumatic fatalities among recreational skiers and snowboarders on Austrian ski slopes within a 10-year analysis. Within this retrospective study, data were collected by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Data comprised all traumatic and nontraumatic deaths on Austrian ski slopes which occurred between the 2008/09 and 2017/18 winter seasons. Age, sex, nationality, gear used, altitude, slope difficulty, accident cause, primary cause of death and helmet use were collected at the death scene. Incidence of fatalities was calculated based on number of skier days. In total, 369 fatalities, with an average of 36.9 ± 7.9 fatalities per year, were registered. The yearly incidence of traumatic and nontraumatic deaths decreased by 25.8% and 40.1% during the 10-year time period, leading to an evaluated mean incidence of 0.70 deaths per million skier days, with an incidence of 0.36 traumatic deaths and 0.34 nontraumatic deaths per million skier days. Incidences of both traumatic and nontraumatic deaths decreased during the 10-year analysis, representing death as a rare event on Austrian ski slopes. However, adequate prevention measures to reduce potential risk factors to further reduce the mortality risk on ski slopes are needed.

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Incidences of Fatalities on Austrian Ski Slopes: A 10-Year Analysis

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“…Egyes szerzők relativizálják a veszélyt, arra hivatkozva, hogy nincs a sportokat e téren összehasonlító adat [15], magunk a különböző -és ösz-szehasonlító! -irodalmi közlemények alapján a téli sportok veszélyességét relatíve magasnak tartjuk [16].…”

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A magyar alpesi sízők és hódeszkázók egészségkárosodásainak összehasonlító statisztikai elemzése

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Fővárosi Önkormányzat Péterfy Sándor Utcai Kórház és Rendelőintézet, BudapestBevezetés és célkitűzés: A magyarok téli sportolási szokásai nagymértékben különböznek a külföldiekétől. Közlemé-nyünkben megvizsgáltuk a magyar síelők és hódeszkások sérüléseinek jellemzőit. Módszer: 222, síeléssel és hódeszká-zással összefüggő egészségkárosodás került statisztikai elemzésre. Eredmények: A havas sporttal összefüggő egészség-károsodások közül 201 (90,5%) sísérülés, 19 (8,6%) snowboardos sérülés és 2 (0,9%) pályán kívüli síeléssel összefüggő sérülés történt. A sísérülések 55,8%-a az alsó végtagon történt, a térdsérülés 36,8% volt. A snowboardos sérüléseknél a csukló sérülése 31,6% volt. A 222 sérült közül 29 beteget (13%) kellett repatriálni. Következtetés: A felmérésben szereplő egészségkárosodások mindegyike télisport-sérülés volt. Megállapítható, hogy a téli sportot űző magyarok sérülési arányai és az egyes testrészek sérülései nagyjából korrelálnak a nemzetközi irodalomban közölt epidemiológiai adatokkal. A síelők és a hódeszkások csuklósérülései azonban a magyar sportolóknál az irodalmi adatokhoz képest jelentősen emelkedett számot mutattak, míg a fejsérülések aránya kisebb volt, mint a nemzetközi szakirodalomban említett érték. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(16), 618-624. Kulcsszavak: térdsérülés, síelés, snowboard, hazaszállítás, sportsérülés Epidemiological data of Hungarian skiers' and snowboarders' medical problemsIntroduction and aim: There are no high mountains or any advantageous circumstances for winter sports in Hungary, yet within the 10 million population there are about half a million people (the exact number is 550,000) who tend to go for skiing or snowboarding abroad. Authors compared the injury statistical data with results described in the international literature in order to develop conclusions about the differences in the injury patterns and frequency between the Hungarian ones' and those found in countries with plenty of winter sport possibilities. Method: Authors analysed the winter sport injury cases of an insurance company. All the injury happened abroad and the assistance provider of the insurance company has managed the patient treatment and repatriation. Three winter seasons (12 months) data was analysed from the point of view of injuries frequency at different body parts and areas. Due to the fact that only limited information was available a simple statistical method was applied. Results: Of 222 cases 90.5% were ski-related injury and 8.6% were snowboard injury. As for the skiers, the upper limb injuries accounted for 21.9%, the truncal region for 24.4% and the lower limb for 55.8%. Among snowboarders the upper limb injuries accounted for 36.9%, the truncal region for 37% and the lower limb for 26.1%. The most frequent was the knee (36.8%), the wrist (12.4) and the shoulder (11.4) injury. Skier's thumb injury was only 1.5%. The most common snowboard injury was the wrist trauma (31.6%), the head/neck/face was accounted 15.8% of all the injuries. And the ankle was injured in 10.5% of all the cases....

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“…In skiing, a strong correlation between injuries and the development of ski equipment has been evident for a long time [1][2][3][4][5] . For instance, a change in the shape of the skis can lead to changes in the skiing style, which may make skiers adopt knees positions that are more likely to result in injury.…”

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Recent Trends in Ski-related Injuries

Shiotani

Kuriyama

Amemiya

et al. 2018

Showa Univ J Med Sci

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: In skiing, a strong correlation has long existed between injuries and the development of ski equipment. For instance, just one change in the shape of skis leads to changes in skiing style, which can make the skier adopt knee positions likely to create injury. In this review, we discuss the morphology of ski-related injuries. In the 18 years since 1996, 10,561 patients with skiing and snowboardingrelated injuries visited the Ishiuchi Ski Clinic Niigata Prefecture, Japan . Of these, 3,703 patients had ski-related injuries. We reviewed patients medical records and questionnaires and observed their skiing using a video camera with 3-dimensional computer graphics software analysis. When knee sprains and fractures were considered together, the 18-year overall incidence was 30 , but in the 3-year period from 2009-2012, the incidence increased to 31 . Skiing style has changed from conventional alpine skiing to carving skiing, which has made the knee unstable, thereby increasing the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury or tibial plateau fracture.

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Myths Concerning Alpine Skiing Injuries

Cited by 24 publications

References 67 publications

Incidences of Fatalities on Austrian Ski Slopes: A 10-Year Analysis

Incidences of Fatalities on Austrian Ski Slopes: A 10-Year Analysis

A magyar alpesi sízők és hódeszkázók egészségkárosodásainak összehasonlító statisztikai elemzése

Recent Trends in Ski-related Injuries

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