ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018
Assessing the risk for major injuries in equestrian sports.
Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Equestrian-related maxillofacial injuries-a five-year retrospective review.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of the Lived Experiences and Perspectives of Equine-Assisted Services Practitioners in the UK and Ireland.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Lessons learnt from horse-related human fatalities: Accident analysis using HFACS-Equestrianism.Heliyon · 2025Article
- The Role of European Equestrian Institutions in Training Professionals: Outcomes from a Workshop on Horse Welfare in Equestrian Education.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Characteristics of equestrian accidents and injuries leading to permanent medical impairment.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Injuries and Overuse Injuries in Show Jumping-A Retrospective Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study of Show Jumpers in Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evaluating the Reaction to a Complex Rotated Object in the American Quarter Horse (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- What People Really Think About Safety around Horses: The Relationship between Risk Perception, Values and Safety Behaviours.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimHorse riding is a popular sport, which bears the risk of serious injuries. This study aims to assess whether individual factors influence the risk to sustain major injuries.
methodsRetrospective data were collected from all equine-related accidents at a German Level I Trauma Centre between 2004 and 2014. Logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors for major injures.
results770 patients were included (87.9% females). Falling off the horse (67.7%) and being kicked by the horse (16.5%) were the two main injury mechanisms. Men and individuals of higher age showed higher odds for all tested parameters of serious injury. Patients falling off a horse had higher odds for being treated as inpatients, whereas patients who were kicked had higher odds for a surgical therapy (OR 1.7) and intensive care unit/intermediate care unit (ICU/IMC) treatment (OR 1.2). The head was the body region most often injured (32.6%) and operated (32.9%). Patients with head injuries had the highest odds for being hospitalised (OR 6.13). Head or trunk injuries lead to the highest odds for an ICU/IMC treatment (head: OR 4.37; trunk: OR 2.47). Upper and lower limb injuries showed the highest odds for a surgical therapy (upper limb: OR 2.61; lower limb: OR 1.7).
conclusionRisk prevention programmes should include older individuals and males as target groups. Thus a rethinking of the overall risk assessment is necessary. Not only horseback riding itself, but also handling a horse bears a relevant risk for major injuries. Serious head injures remain frequent, serious and an important issue to be handled in equestrians sports.
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