ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2019
A Prospective Injury Surveillance Study on Ski Touring.
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- From injury events to rescue burden: accident patterns, health outcomes, and prevention in mountain outdoor physical activities-a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Causes and associated factors of mountain bike injuries in bike parks in western Austria: a two-season descriptive epidemiological study.AIMS public health · 2026Article
- Isokinetic Knee Strength as a Predictor of Performance in Elite Ski Mountaineering Sprint Athletes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- A perspective on competitive freeride skiing and snowboarding.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Ski touring: Analyzing risk-taking behavior and risk avoidance associated with an emerging outdoor activity in the Alps.JSAMS plus · 2023Article
- Mortality in Recreational Mountain-Biking in the Austrian Alps: A Retrospective Study over 16 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mortality in Different Mountain Sports Activities Primarily Practiced in the Winter Season-A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundSki touring is an outdoor sport with growing popularity in alpine countries. Information about injuries in ski touring is limited. PURPOSE: To determine injury rates, mechanisms, causes, and risk factors in ski touring. STUDY
designDescriptive epidemiology study.
methodsBetween November 2015 and May 2016, a total of 191 participants from the Alps region were prospectively tracked via personalized online questionnaires. Injury rates were calculated per 1000 hours of sports exposure. Risk factors were assessed per multivariate logistic regression analysis.
resultsA total of 3900 ski tours were performed, with 10,955 hours and 4,108,503 m in height ascension (uphill) recorded. The overall injury rate was 2.5 injuries per 1000 hours of ski touring. A total of 27 injury-events were reported, of which 18 (67%) were classified as mild, 7 (26%) as moderate, and 2 (7%) as severe. Hands (28%) and knees (16%) were the most commonly involved anatomic regions. Most injuries were limited to the soft tissue, such as bruises (31%) and abrasions (18%). Significantly more injuries happened during the descent (n = 17; 63%) than during the ascent (n = 6; 22%) (odds ratio, 5.96;
conclusionIn this prospective injury surveillance study, the majority of ski touring injuries were mild and limited to the soft tissue. Ski touring injuries were more likely to happen during the descent of a tour, and sidecountry ski touring was the only significant independent risk factor for injury. Bad weather, icy surface, and inattentiveness were found to be the leading causes for an injury-event in this study.
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