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An Epidemiologic Comparison of Injuries to Skiers and Snowboarders Treated at United States Emergency Departments, 2000-2019.
Kelley, Naomi; Pierpoint, Lauren; Saeedi, Anahita; Hellwinkel, Justin E; Khodaee, Morteza.
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  • Kelley N; Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States.
  • Pierpoint L; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, United States.
  • Saeedi A; Biostatistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States.
  • Hellwinkel JE; Orthopaedics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, United States.
  • Khodaee M; Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, United States.
Int J Sports Med ; 45(5): 382-389, 2024 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38190979
ABSTRACT
Skiing and snowboarding are popular competitive and recreational sports that can be associated with significant injury. Previous studies of skiing and snowboarding injuries have been conducted, but studies evaluating injury types and patterns over long periods of time are needed to drive effective injury prevention efforts. We hypothesized that injury patterns would differ among snowboarders and skiers and that the number of injuries remained constant over time. This is a retrospective study of patients presenting with skiing or snowboarding injuries to the United States emergency departments from 2000 to 2019. A total of 34,720 injured skiers (48.0%) and snowboarders (52.0%) presented to US emergency departments over a 20-year period, representing an estimated 1,620,576 injuries nationwide. There is a decreasing trend of the number of injuries over the study period (p=0.012). Males represented the majority (65.7%) of injuries. Skiers were older than snowboarders (mean 30.1 vs. 20.0 years; p<0.001) and patients aged<18 represented more snowboarding (57.0%) than skiing (43.0%) injuries (p<0.001). Common diagnoses included fractures (33.0%) and sprains/strains (26.9%). Snowboarders primarily presented with upper extremity injuries, meanwhile, skiers primarily presented with lower extremity injuries. Most patients (93.2%), were treated and discharged from the emergency departments. Understanding the epidemiology of injuries presenting to emergency departments can help guide prehospital care and medical coverage allocation for resorts and event organizers, as well as identifying areas for targeted injury prevention efforts.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Traumatismos en Atletas / Esquí / Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Int J Sports Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Traumatismos en Atletas / Esquí / Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Int J Sports Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Alemania