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ReviewScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2019

Spinal injury in alpine winter sports: a review.

Sebastian Frederick Bigdon, Jan Gewiess, Sven Hoppe, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Lorin M Benneker, Paul Gilbert Fairhurst, Christoph E Albers

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Review in Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Factors to consider when selecting an injured control group in case-control studies on skiing injuries.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  2. Impact of back protectors on spinal injuries in alpine winter sports: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025
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  4. The hidden value of MRI: modifying treatment decisions in C-spine injuries.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sebastian Frederick BigdonDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. Sebastian.bigdon@insel.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-0610
Jan GewiessDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Sven HoppeDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Aristomenis K ExadaktylosDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 16C, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Lorin M BennekerDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Paul Gilbert FairhurstDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
Christoph E AlbersDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlpine winter sports have become increasingly popular over recent decades, with a similar increase in accident incidence. This review provides an overview of the most recent literature concerning spinal injury epidemiology, mechanisms, patterns and prevention strategies in the context of alpine winter sports. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were searched using the keywords spine injury, alpine injury, spine fracture, skiing injuries, snowboard injuries. 64 published studies in English and German met a priori inclusion criteria and were reviewed in detail by the authors.

resultsThere are various mechanisms of injury in alpine winter sports (high speed falls in skiing, jumping failure in snowboarding) whilst regionality and injury severity are broadly similar. The thoracolumbar spine is the most common region for spinal injury. Spinal cord injury is relatively rare, usually accompanying distraction and rotation type fractures and is most commonly localised to the cervical spine. Disc injuries seem to occur more commonly in alpine winter sport athletes than in the general population. DISCUSSION: Despite awareness of increasing rates and risks of spinal injuries in alpine winter sports, there has been little success in injury prevention.

Indexed as

SeasonsAthletic InjuriesGlobal HealthHumansIncidenceMaleSpinal InjuriesAlpine injuriesReviewSpine injuriesTrauma

Identifiers

PMID31324221
PMCPMC6642543
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