| dc.description.abstract | Background: There is limited knowledge on injury rate and injury pattern in the
different disciplines among elite snowboarders Objective: The aim of this study was to
describe and compare the injury rate and injury pattern among the different International
Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup (WC) snowboard disciplines with a precise calculation
of exposure. Methods: We conducted retrospective interviews with FIS WC snowboard
athletes at the end of each season in the period 2007-2012, to register injuries sustained
during the competitive season. To calculate the exposure we obtained information from
result lists from FIS’ competition database for all WC competitions for each of the
interviewed athletes. Results: We registered a total of 574 injuries among 1432 athletes.
Of these, 171 occurred during FIS WC competitions. The total relative and absolute
injury rate were 6.4 injuries per 1000 runs and 40.1 injuries per 100 athletes per season,
respectively. The relative injury rate was 11.9 per 1000 runs in snowboard cross, 6.3 in
halfpipe, 3.6 in big air, and 2.8 in parallel giant slalom/parallel slalom (PGS/PSL).
Conclusion: The absolute and the relative injury rate were significantly higher in
snowboard cross than in halfpipe, big air and PGS/PSL. Snowboard cross had also the
highest risk of severe injuries (> 28 days absence). The risk of knee injury (the most
common injury type) and head injury was significant higher in snowboard cross and
halfpipe compared to PGS/PSL. No differences in the relative or absolute injury rate
between male and female snowboarders were detected. | no_NO |
