@article{ref1,
title="Injuries due to inline skating",
journal="Sportverletzung, Sportschaden",
year="1997",
author="Eingartner, C. and Jockheck, M. and Krackhardt, T. and Weise, K.",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="48-51",
abstract="In order to elucidate the patterns of injuries associated with in-line skating all patients with a inlineskate injury have been sampled prospectively during summer 1996. 58 patients were included in the study, aged 8 to 54 years (mean 22.2 years). The total number of injuries was 63, that is 1.1 injury in every injured skater. The upper extremity was the region most commonly injured (63.5%), with the distal radius fracture being the most common single fracture (25.4%). The most severe injuries, however, could be found in the lower extremity, including two femoral neck fractures and one pertrochanteric fracture in three patients aged more than 35 years. 22.4% of patients required hospitalization up to 54 days, and 36.2% of injuries had to be treated operatively. The most common single procedure was closed reduction and percutaneous wire fixation of displaced radius fractures. It is concluded that in-line skating imposes a risk of severe injuries especially on first-time skaters aged 35 years and up. The typical skating injury is the fracture of the wrist, a fact pointing out the necessity of the use of appropriate safety gear.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0932-0555",
doi="10.1055/s-2007-993365",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-993365"
}