Basic and patient-oriented researchFacial Trauma: How Dangerous Are Skiing and Snowboarding?
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Study Design/Sample
To address the research purpose, we designed and implemented a retrospective cohort study. The study population was composed of all patients presenting to our institution between January 1991 and December 2003 for evaluation and management of trauma. The inclusion criterion for this study was that the accidents were due to skiing or snowboarding.
Study Variables
Participants were characterized by the type of winter sport performed (skiing vs snowboarding), gender, age, and type of injury (soft tissue injury;
Results
Between 1991 and 2003, of 12,572 trauma patients treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, 3,911 (31.1%) were injured during sport activities. Of these patients, 1,250 (32.0% of all sport-related injuries) were skiers and 143 (3.7%) were snowboarders. This equals 96 patients with skiing-related injuries per year and 11 patients with snowboarding-related injuries per year.
Discussion
Alpine skiing and snowboarding are very popular winter sport activities that are enjoyed by several million persons worldwide. However, the injury risk is high,11 and head injuries are common in alpine skiers and snowboarders.12, 13, 14
The purpose of our project was to implement a retrospective cohort study to estimate the frequency and risk factors of oral and maxillofacial trauma caused by snowboarding and skiing accidents. In addition, we wanted to evaluate the different injury mechanisms
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