Skiing injuries: a study from a Danish community

A Danish investigation of skiing injuries is presented from the casualty wards of two hospitals. The material consisted of 119 skiing injuries. Fifty-three per cent of the patients were women. Eighty-three injuries occurred abroad, mainly in Austria and Norway. Injury rate was not related to sex. Th...

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Published in:	British journal of sports medicine Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 123 - 124
Main Authors:	Møller-Madsen, B, Jakobsen, B W, Villadsen, I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01-06-1990 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Athletic Injuries - epidemiology Denmark - epidemiology Female Hospitalization Humans Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Skiing - injuries Surveys and Questionnaires Denmark
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Summary:	A Danish investigation of skiing injuries is presented from the casualty wards of two hospitals. The material consisted of 119 skiing injuries. Fifty-three per cent of the patients were women. Eighty-three injuries occurred abroad, mainly in Austria and Norway. Injury rate was not related to sex. The highest injury rate was found in the age group 20 to 29 years old. The most frequent injuries were sprains (knee 43, finger 14), fractures (39) and contusions (19). Injuries requiring hospitalization were common. None of these resulted in permanent major disability.
Bibliography:	istex:306A1A0995F5788208EC5F66C9CA26A4D5D7C902 href:bjsports-24-123.pdf local:bjsports;24/2/123 ark:/67375/NVC-4SV13K49-W PMID:2265312 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:	0306-3674 1473-0480
DOI:	10.1136/bjsm.24.2.123