Skating injuries have increased with the rise in popularity of the sport and the injury pattern can be expected to have changed with the development of both skateboard tricks and the materials used for skateboarding construction (Skateboarding injuries of today, 2001; L Forsman, A Eriksson) Longboard and skateboard injuries by Glenn keays and Alex Dumas (2014) compare the types and causes of longboarding related injuries to those associated with skateboarding. In this study a total of 287 longboarding and 4198 skateboarding cases were identified. Longboarding groups have more females (18.8%) than in the skateboarding one (10.7%). As a result of the study longboarders suffered twice as many injuries to their necks and
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The study includes 137 patients with skating injury evaluated in emergency departments. Among the 137 patients 63(46%) were inline skaters, 36(26%) were roller skaters, and 38(28%) were skateboarders. The most common serious injury was fracture of the distal arm, which occurred in each of the three skater groups (43%, n=59) of these 59 numbers 21(37%) patients requires open or closed orthopaedic reduction. The fractures of the distal arm or elbow occurred among skaters who had not been wearing wrist guard. Only 25% of the patients use any protective equipment inline skaters use protective equipment more often than roller skaters or skateboarders.
Injuries occurred more commonly because the skater was going too fast (35%), skater struck an object in the pavement (20%), skater was unable to brake (19%), equipment failure (2%) or interference from motor vehicles (3%). From the above study it is observed that injuries sustained by inline skaters are similar to the injuries sustained by roller skaters and skateboarders. The risk of wrist or elbow fracture is greater when protective guards are not
The study includes 137 patients with skating injury evaluated in emergency departments. Among the 137 patients 63(46%) were inline skaters, 36(26%) were roller skaters, and 38(28%) were skateboarders. The most common serious injury was fracture of the distal arm, which occurred in each of the three skater groups (43%, n=59) of these 59 numbers 21(37%) patients requires open or closed orthopaedic reduction. The fractures of the distal arm or elbow occurred among skaters who had not been wearing wrist guard. Only 25% of the patients use any protective equipment inline skaters use protective equipment more often than roller skaters or skateboarders.
Injuries occurred more commonly because the skater was going too fast (35%), skater struck an object in the pavement (20%), skater was unable to brake (19%), equipment failure (2%) or interference from motor vehicles (3%). From the above study it is observed that injuries sustained by inline skaters are similar to the injuries sustained by roller skaters and skateboarders. The risk of wrist or elbow fracture is greater when protective guards are not