ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2021
Patterns of traumatic outdoor rock-climbing injuries in Sweden between 2008 and 2019.
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- Pediatric Climbers Experience More Upper Extremity Injuries, Geriatric Climbers More Lower Extremity Injuries, and Increased Shoulder Trauma Associated With Male Individuals in an Emergency Department Analysis of Rock Climbing-Associated Musculoskeletal Injuries.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal injuries in rock climbing: a scoping review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Review
- The art of falling: identifying the falls scenarios associated with bouldering injuries.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Prospective analysis of injury demographics, distribution, severity and risk factors in adolescent climbers.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
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- Injuries in alpine summer sports - types, frequency and prevention: a systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeInjury prevalence patterns for climbers have been presented in several papers but results are heterogenous largely due to a mix of included climbing disciplines and injury mechanisms. This study describes the distribution and pattern of acute traumatic climbing injuries sustained during outdoor climbing in Sweden.
methodsPatients that experienced a climbing related traumatic injury during outdoor climbing between 2008 and 2019 and who submitted a self-reported questionnaire to the Swedish Climbing Association were included in the study. Medical records were retrieved, and the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation injury classification system was used for injury presentation.
resultsThirty-eight patients were included in the study. Seven (18%) injuries occurred during traditional climbing, 13 (34%) during sport climbing and 9 (24%) during bouldering. Varying with climbing discipline, 84-100% injuries were caused by falls. Injuries of the foot and ankle accounted for 72-100% of the injuries. Fractures were the most common injury (60%) followed by sprains (17%) and contusions (10%).
conclusionsTraumatic injuries sustained during outdoor climbing in Sweden were predominantly caused by falls and affected the lower extremities in all major outdoor climbing disciplines. Rope management errors as a cause of injury were common in sport climbing and in activity surrounding the climbing, indicating there is room for injury-preventing measures.
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