ArticleBritish journal of sports medicine2014
Feature-specific terrain park-injury rates and risk factors in snowboarders: a case-control study.
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- Epidemiology of Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Associated factors, nonlinear risk patterns and effect heterogeneity of severe injuries in recreational skiers and snowboarders.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Efficacy of multicomponent interventions on injury risk among ice and snow sports participants-a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of an injury prevention video on risky behaviours in youth snow sports: A randomized controlled trial.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Article
- Recreational Skiing- and Snowboarding-Related Extremity Injuries: A Five-Year Tertiary Trauma Center Cohort.Cureus · 2023Article
- Comparison and analysis of skiing injuries at ski resorts in Chongli, China and Japan.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2023Article
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- Gender differences in snowboarding accidents in Austria: a 2005-2018 registry analysis.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Understanding youths' attitudes and practices regarding listening to music, video recording and terrain park use while skiing and snowboarding.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Injury Prevention: Freestylers' Awareness of FIS Code of Conduct for Snow Parks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Injury-Related Behavioral Variables in Alpine Skiers, Snowboarders, and Ski Tourers-A Matched and Enlarged Re-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Spinal injury in alpine winter sports: a review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2019Review
- Differences in Sensation Seeking Between Alpine Skiers, Snowboarders and Ski Tourers.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundSnowboarding is a popular albeit risky sport and terrain park (TP) injuries are more severe than regular slope injuries. TPs contain man-made features that facilitate aerial manoeuvres. The objectives of this study were to determine overall and feature-specific injury rates and the potential risk factors for TP injuries.
methodsCase-control study with exposure estimation, conducted in an Alberta TP during two ski seasons. Cases were snowboarders injured in the TP who presented to ski patrol and/or local emergency departments. Controls were uninjured snowboarders in the same TP. κ Statistics were used to measure the reliability of reported risk factor information. Injury rates were calculated and adjusted logistic regression was used to calculate the feature-specific odds of injury.
resultsOverall, 333 cases and 1261 controls were enrolled. Reliability of risk factor information was κ>0.60 for 21/24 variables. The overall injury rate was 0.75/1000 runs. Rates were highest for jumps and half-pipe (both 2.56/1000 runs) and lowest for rails (0.43/1000 runs) and quarter-pipes (0.24/1000 runs). Compared with rails, there were increased odds of injury for half-pipe (OR 9.63; 95% CI 4.80 to 19.32), jumps (OR 4.29; 95% CI 2.72 to 6.76), mushroom (OR 2.30; 95% CI 1.20 to 4.41) and kickers (OR 1.99; 95% CI 1.27 to 3.12).
conclusionsHigher feature-specific injury rates and increased odds of injury were associated with features that promote aerial manoeuvres or a large drop to the ground. Further research is required to determine ways to increase snowboarder safety in the TP.
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