Comparison and analysis of skiing injuries at ski resorts in Chongli, China and Japan.
10.1016/j.cjtee.2022.08.002
- VernacularTitle:Comparison and analysis of skiing injuries at ski resorts in Chongli, China and Japan
- Author:
Xiao MA
1
;
Jiong-Yuan LI
2
;
Shi Geru ANDD
3
;
Ying-Fang AO
1
;
Yu-Ping YANG
4
,
5
Author Information
1. Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing, 100191, China.
2. School of China-Japan Friendship Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, 100029, China.
3. Zhangjiakou Chongli Great Wall Ice-Snow Tourism Development and Management Co., Ltd., Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, 076350, Hebei Province, China.
4. Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing, 100191, China
5. Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital-Chongli, Zhangjiakou, 076350, Hebei Province, China. Electronic address: yyyyppvip@sina.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ski resorts;
Skiing;
Sports injury;
The winter olympics
- MeSH:
Aged;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Retrospective Studies;
Athletic Injuries/prevention & control*;
Skiing/injuries*;
Japan/epidemiology*;
China/epidemiology*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2023;26(2):63-67
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE:The rapid development of winter sports requires investigation on injuries in Chongli district, Zhangjiakou city, one of the ski sites of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Careful evaluation is required to observe which injuries are caused under what circumstances, and then we can make corresponding preventive measures and recommendations based on the results.
METHODS:In this retrospective study, the data of injury cases at ski resorts in China (Chongli district) and Japan were analyzed to provide a reference for the ongoing injury prevention at ski resorts. We collected data on injuries at Wanlong and Fulong ski resorts in Chongli district during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 ski seasons. We referred to the skiing injury report issued in February 2020 of a nationwide ski safety statistical service - Japan Ski Safety Association. The causes of injury and specific injured body parts were analyzed based on the data of Chinese and Japanese ski resorts. Statistical significance has been calculated using the Chi-square test.
RESULTS:During the 2019-2020 ski season in Japanese ski resorts, the number of reported injuries per 10,000 skiers was 0.93, of which 457 (17.3%) were over 50 years old, accounting for a large proportion of injuries, meanwhile in Chongli ski resort, the injury rate of skiers aged 50 and over was 7.1%. The knee joint (23.7% at Wanlong ski resort and 28.4% in Japanese ski resorts) was the most injured body part among Chongli and Japanese skiers. Among snowboarders, shoulder joint injury (17.7% in Japanese ski resorts) was the most common, and injury on hands and fingers (16.3% in Wanlong ski resorts) was the most common. Head injury rates are similar in Chongli, China and Japanese ski resorts (8.2% and 8.7%, respectively).
CONCLUSION:Our analysis demonstrated that injury data recorded among young skiers was higher in Chinese ski resorts (Chongli district) than that in Japanese ski resorts, and elderly skiers made up a larger proportion of skiing injuries in Japanese resorts. Thus, according to our research, the protection of knee joints, shoulder joints, and hands and fingers should be taken seriously. It should pay attention to the teaching of ski poles (for finger protection), and use protective devices such as knee pads, helmets, etc.
