An Analysis of Upper Limbs Injury Types of Snowboarding in 2004-2008 Season.
- Author:
Moo Sung HYUN
1
;
Han Sang JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Sports for all, Kangnam University, Yongin, Korea. hms@kangnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Injury parts;
Injury types
- MeSH:
Contusions;
Dislocations;
Female;
First Aid;
Hand;
Health Resorts;
Human Body;
Humans;
Lacerations;
Ligaments;
Lower Extremity;
Male;
Seasons;
Shoulder;
Skiing;
Sprains and Strains;
Upper Extremity
- From:The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine
2010;28(1):17-24
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The following conclusions deduced from the data of upper limbs injured persons 966 (total: 2,294) who visited first aid center located in ski resort in Kangwon province during every winter season from 2004 to 2008. The researcher themselves looked into the data accumulated and organized with respect to frequent types, and frequent parts of upper limbs injury. The most frequently injured body parts found from this investigation were upper limbs (42.1%), trunk region (30.7%), lower limbs (27.2%) in order. The injury of upper limbs (42.1%, n=966) was the most frequently cited snowboard injury. Among the patients of upper limbs injury, the male comprised of 23.9% (n=549) and female comprised 18.2% (n=417). The common parts of injuries were hands (50.3%, n=486) and shoulder (17.6%, n=170). the general types of injury of hands were fracture (15.4%, n=149), sprain and ligament injury (13.0%, n=126), dislocation (12.5%, n=121), contusion (7.9%, n=76), laceration (1.4%, n=14) in order.
