TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Complex Wrist Injuries in Snowboarders
JO  - Journal of sports traumatology and related research
A1  - Spina, N
A1  - Santamaria, S
A1  - Basile, G.
A1  - Mancini, AM
SP  - 119
EP  - 127
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - An account is given of 15 clinical cases of complex wrist injury in snowboarders. An assessment is made of the features of this sport that might have been responsible with a view to elucidating certain risk factors and, if possible, providing useful information with regard to prevention. The case series of the Aosta Regional Hospital for about three winter seasons (January 1994 to March 1995) only covers uncommon, serious wrist injuries that have always required surgery. A distinction is drawn between three groups: 1) fractures of the distal end of the radius 2) carpal dislocations 3) carpometacarpal dislocations. In addition to personal data, information was collected concerning the kind of snowboarding involved, the clothing and equipment used, the type of piste and snow, and how the injury occurred. Interpretation of these data showed that complex wrist injuries may be regarded as typical of snowboarding, though solely as the result of failure to observe three requirements: suitable equipment, appropriate technique and the right type of snow.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 1120-3137
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -