@article{ref1,
title="Acute injuries in road bicycle racing: injury surveillance at the Hamburg UCI ProTour",
journal="Unfallchirurg",
year="2008",
author="Puschel, K. and Rueger, J. M. and Rathmann, W. and Ueblacker, P.",
volume="111",
number="6",
pages="414-420",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Few data on risks and injury patterns of road cycling events are available. The aim of our study was to evaluate all injured participants in the 2006 Hamburg &quot;Cyclassics&quot;. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Injuries of the 182 professional and 18,788 recreational participants were registered with the help of the emergency medical services, the promoter and the hospitals. RESULTS: A total of 193 injuries were registered in 70 participants; the mean age was 44 years (range: 19-72). The injury rate amounted to 0.37%. Extremities were affected in 94.4%, and 32 fractures were registered. The MAIS amounted to 1.34+/-0.73 (range: 1-4), and the mean ISS was 2.86 +/- 3.61 (range: 1-20). The region affected most frequently was the shoulder girdle. Of the participants, 10% sustained serious injuries (AIS>/= 3), which were significantly more frequent in women than in men (p<0.01). Based on 100,000 km most accidents occurred in the 55-km distance (p<0.01); 84.4% of the accidents occurred in groups. The mean speed at the time of the crash was 37.3 km/h (range: 0-57). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, accidents were more likely to occur in inexperienced drivers, in the shortest distance, with straight conditions and in well-known dangerous areas.   <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0177-5537",
doi="10.1007/s00113-008-1410-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00113-008-1410-3"
}