The epidemiology of rock-climbing injuries

Jones, Gareth; Asghar, Amanda; Llewellyn, David J.

doi:10.1136/bjsm.2007.037978

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“…Studies that have estimated the reported prevalence of injuries associated with rock climbing vary between 10% and 81% irrespective of cause; between 10% and 50% for impact injuries (9,11,17,37); between 28% and 81% for non-impact acute trauma injuries (9,11,18); and between 33% to 44% for chronic overuse injuries (1,9,37,38). Variance is likely to be 6 associated with differences in the nature, operational level of performance, frequency of performance and duration of activity between climbing disciplines.…”

Section: Prevalence and Incidence Of Injuriesmentioning

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A Critical Review of the Incidence and Risk Factors for Finger Injuries in Rock Climbing

Jones

Johnson

2016

Curr Sports Med Rep

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Rock climbing is a popular sporting activity and indoor sport climbing has been accepted for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games. The aim of this article is to critically review research on the incidence and risk factors associated with injuries during rock climbing. A semisystematic approach in reviewing literature on incidence and prevalence was applied. Articles were identified after searches of the following electronic databases: Discover, Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and ScienceDirect. Despite methodological shortcomings of the studies contained within the review, the frequency of climbing-related injuries is high and can be challenging to diagnose. The fingers are the most common site of injury with previous injury a significant risk factor for reinjury. The annular pulleys of the fingers are the most commonly injured structure and evidence suggests epiphyseal fractures in adolescent sport climbers is increasing. A diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for climbing-related finger injuries is proposed.

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“…The most common site of non-impact acute injury and chronic overuse injuries are the upper limbs, particularly the fingers (1,9,38). Diagnosis of finger injuries is challenging due to the complex anatomical structure of fingers and the variability of cause of damage.…”

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A Critical Review of the Incidence and Risk Factors for Finger Injuries in Rock Climbing

Jones

Johnson

2016

Curr Sports Med Rep

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“…While alpine climbing has its inherent dangers, sport, indoor and competition climbing showed a minor injury risk [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . Also, most of the injuries occurring are of minor severity and often due to overuse [1,3,16] .…”

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Feet injuries in rock climbers

Schöffl

Küpper²

2013

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While injuries of the upper extremity are widely discussed in rock climbers, reports about the lower extremity are rare. Nevertheless almost 50 percent of acute injuries involve the leg and feet. Acute injuries are either caused by ground falls or rock hit trauma during a fall. Most frequently strains, contusions and fractures of the calcaneus and talus. More rare injuries, as e.g. , osteochondral lesions of the talus demand a highly specialized care and case presentations with combined iliac crest graft and matrix associated autologous chondrocyte transplantation are given in this review. The chronic use of tight climbing shoes leads to overstrain injuries also. As the tight fit of the shoes changes the biomechanics of the foot an increased stress load is applied to the fore-foot. Thus chronic conditions as subungual hematoma, callosity and pain resolve. Also a high incidence of hallux valgus and hallux rigidus is described.© 2013 Baishideng. All rights reserved. Key words: Rock climbing; Sport climbing; Feet injuries; Hallux valgus; Overstrain injuriesCore tip: While injuries of the upper extremity are widely discussed in rock climbers, reports about the lower extremity are rare. Nevertheless almost 50 percent of acute injuries involve the leg and feet and most frequently are strains, contusions and fractures of the calcaneus and talus. The chronic use of tight climbing shoes leads to overstrain injuries also. As the tight fit of the shoes changes the biomechanics of the foot an increased stress load is applied to the fore-foot. Thus chronic conditions as subungual hematoma, callosity and pain resolve. Also a high incidence of hallux valgus and hallux rigidus is described.

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“…[6] Retrospective surveys have shed light on the nature and frequency of traumatic injuries sustained while climbing. [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] Advances in cervical spine management and immobilization, opiate-based pain control, and invasive procedures are being discussed. [47][48][49][50][51] Advanced techniques such as shoulder reduction are being taught to lay providers.…”

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confidence: 99%