Sports Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The aims of the study are to describe the injury patterns among recreational skiers and snowboarders in China and to provide primary data to guide the reconstruction of regional healthcare facilities to deal with the increasing number of participants in snow sports.
Detailed description
A retrospective study was performed in Ski Resorts in Chongli, China. 5000-10000 injured skiers and snowboarders will be recruited. Data of all injury patients in the resort clinic will be collected. Patients' information, including sex, age, equipment, skill level and injured body part, will be analysed.
Interventions
OTHERno intervention
no intervention
Sponsors
Peking University Third Hospital
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Inclusion criteria
* Skiing and snowboarding injuries
Exclusion criteria
* Skiing and snowboarding visitors without injuries
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sex | 1 week after injury | male/female |
| age | 1 week after injury | 15-60/\>60 |
| Equipment | 1 week after injury | Equipment was classified into skis and snow-boards. Special equipment such as cross-country skis and skiboards is rare in China and has not been recorded in the present study. |
| Skill level | 1 week after injury | Patients were classified according to self-reported years of participation in skiing and snowboarding: beginner (first season), medium (1-5 years), advanced (5-10 years) and expert (≥10 years). |
| Date of injury | 1 week after injury | Date of injury was divided into weekdays and weekends/holidays according to the Chinese government holiday arrangement. |
| Causes of injury | 1 week after injury | We summarised causes of injury into two types according to the subjective description of the scene of injury: not involving others, defined as falling or crashing without any body contact with others; and involving others, defined as crashing that involves two or more people. |
| Slope difficulty | 1 week after injury | Slope difficulty was categorised into beginner trail, medium trail and advanced trail according to the official data of slope inclination angle. |
| Injured body parts | 1 week after injury | Injured body parts were categorised into the following four anatomical body regions: (1) head/cervical, (2) torso, (3) upper extremity and (4) lower extremity. |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary Contactnayun chen, M.D.
Outcome results
None listed