Epidemiology of Pediatric Sport Injuries reviews integratively the existing data on distribution and determinants of injury rates in a variety of sports, and suggests injury prevention measures and guidelines for further research. This volume focuses on individual sports, as the next volume will discuss team sports. Together the two volumes provide the first comprehensive compilation and critical analysis of epidemiological data over a wide range of children’s and youth sports. In this volume, the reader will find information on individual sports such as Equestrian, Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Skiing and Snowboarding, Tennis, Wrestling as well as Track and Field injuries. All the sports-specific chapters are laid out with the same basic headings, so that it is easy to find common information across chapters. The section headings include: incidence of injury; injury characteristics; injury severity; injury risk factors and suggestions for injury prevention and further research.
Sports scientists and healthcare professionals will find this publication useful in identifying areas in which appropriate preventive measures can be initiated to reduce the risk and severity of injury. It encourages coaches and sports administrators to discuss rules, equipment standards, techniques, and athlete conditioning programs. In turn, they can inform parents about the risks and how they can help their children avoid or limit injury in sports.
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Published:2005
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Book Set: Medicine and Sport Science (Vol. 48+49) (Print) , Medicine and Sport Science (Vol. 48+49) (Online)Topic Article Package: Topic Article Package: Sports MedicineBook Series: Medicine and Sport Science
Brent Hagel, 2005. "Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries", Epidemiology of Pediatric Sports Injuries: Individual Sports, D.J. Caine, N. Maffulli
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Abstract
Objective: To critically examine the literature on skiing and snowboarding injuries inchildren and adolescents. Data sources: Searched English language articles from: Medline,SPORTDiscus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Current Contents,and HealthSTAR. The table of contents for Ski Trauma and Skiing Safety Series published bythe American Society for Testing and Materials were also examined. MeSH headingsincluded: Sports, Athletic Injuries, and Accidents. Keywords used within these headings wereSkiing and/or Snowboarding with focus on children, adolescents, youth, students, or agegroup-related comparisons. Main results: The patterns and rates of injury differed markedlyby activity and study design. Most studies were case-series investigations providing little usefulinformation on risk factors. Intrinsic risk factors included: lower ability, younger age, pastinjury, and female sex. Extrinsic risk factors were improper binding adjustment, no helmet,certain slope characteristics, and no wrist guards. The literature on the effect of activity,equipment ownership and lessons on injury risk was equivocal. Conclusions: Suggestions forinjury prevention include the use of helmets and wrist guards, participation on appropriateruns for ability level, proper fit and adjustment of bindings and other equipment, and takinglessons with the goal of increasing ability and learning hill etiquette. Many areas requiringfurther research are identified and discussed. New methodological approaches hold promisein advancing the field of ski and snowboard injury research.
