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Journal of Peking University (Health Sciences) ›› 2021, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (5): 838-842. doi: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2021.05.005

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Comparison of acute sports injury between recreational skiers and skiers

YANG Yu-ping1,2,KONG Si-min1,DENG Jia-liang3,JIANG Yan-fang1,AO Ying-fang1,△()   

  1. 1. Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing 100191, China
    2. Department of Sports Medicine, Chongli Hospital, Peking University Third Hospital, Zhangjiakou 076350, Hebei, China
    3. Medical and Health Department, Games Service Department, Beijing 076350, China
  • Received:2021-06-07 Online:2021-10-18 Published:2021-10-11
  • Contact: Ying-fang AO E-mail:aoyingfang@163.com

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Objective: To compare and analyze the difference between the injuries of recreational skiers in public ski resorts and those of skiing athletes in official competitions, and to explore the suggestions of medical insurance for these two types of skiers. Methods: The injury data of recreational skiers in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province during 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 snow seasons, and the injury data of skiers in two official international skiing competitions during 2019-2020 snow season and domestic test events in Chongli District of 2021 Winter Olympic Games were analyzed retrospectively, and the similarities and differences were compared. Results: A total of 1 187 injuries occurred to recreational skiers in the two public ski resorts during the 2018-2019 snow season, with an injury rate of 0.3%.There were 1 277 injury sites in total, and the most frequent injury sites were head and neck (230 cases, 18.0%), followed by knee joint (204 cases, 16.0%) and lower extremity (131 cases, 10.3%). Thirty-one skiers were injured in the two official international skiing competitions in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 snow season, and in the domestic test competitions in the 2021 Winter Olympic Games, and the injury rates were 11.5%, 17.2% and 12.0%, respectively. There were 37 injury sites in total, among which 11 (29.7%) were in the head and neck, followed by 6 (16.2%) in the knee joint and 5 (13.6%) in the chest, rib and abdomen. Conclusion: In order to better guarantee the safety of skiers and timely provide corresponding medical help, safety facilities and technical guidance should be added to the snow resort for leisure skiing, and medical stations should be set up in the snow resort. As the formal ski racing for skiing athletes during the game has 30 to 80 times higher injury ratesthan recreational skiers, and compared with the recreational skiing, head and neck injury rate is higher, and the damage is much heavier, more complete first aid facilities and experienced medical workers are, needed so the field should be equipped with the circuit inside the quantities, track fixed outside the clinic, surrounding referral hospitals set up trauma centers to provide athletes with more timely medical care.

Key words: Recreational skiing, Skier, Skiing World Cup

CLC Number: 

  • R68

Table 1

Age stratification of injuries among the recreational skiers"

Age/years Ski resort A Ski resort B Total
2-12, n(%) 58 (13.4) 52 (6.9) 110 (9.3)
13-20, n(%) 53 (12.3) 57 (7.5) 110 (9.3)
21-30, n(%) 155 (35.9) 254 (33.7) 409 (34.4)
31-40, n(%) 123 (28.5) 186 (24.6) 309 (26.0)
41-50, n(%) 31 (7.2) 114 (15.1) 145 (12.2)
51-60, n(%) 10 (2.3) 55 (7.3) 65 (5.5)
Above 60, n(%) 0 (0) 17 (2.3) 17 (1.4)
No data, n(%) 2 (0.4) 20 (2.6) 22 (1.9)
Total, n(%) 432 755 1 187

Table 2

Injuried parts among the recreational skiers"

Injured parts Ski resort A Ski resort B Total
Head or neck, n(%) 75 (17.4) 155 (19.9) 230 (18.0)
Knee, n(%) 69 (16.0) 135 (17.3) 204 (16.0)
Wrist or fingers, n(%) 46 (10.6) 77 (9.9) 123 (9.6)
Ankle or toes, n(%) 15 (3.5) 52 (6.7) 67 (5.2)
Waist or hip, n(%) 32 (7.4) 54 (6.9) 86 (6.7)
Lower limb, n(%) 46 (10.6) 85 (10.9) 131 (10.3)
Upper limb, n(%) 44 (10.2) 67 (8.6) 111 (8.7)
Shoulder or back, n(%) 36 (8.3) 77 (9.9) 113 (8.8)
Chest, ribs or abdomen, n(%) 45 (10.4) 81 (10.4) 126 (9.9)
Soft tissue injury, n(%) 24 (5.6) 0 (0) 24 (1.9)
No data, n(%) 0 (0) 62 (7.9) 62 (4.9)
Total 432 845 1 277

Table 3

Age stratification of the injured skiers"

Age/years skiers
17-20, n(%) 17 (56.7)
21-30, n(%) 12 (40.0)
Above 30, n(%) 1 (3.3)
Total 30

Table 4

Injured parts among the injured skiers"

Injured parts Skiers
Head or neck, n(%) 11 (29.7)
Knee, n(%) 6 (16.2)
Wrist or fingers, n(%) 2 (5.4)
Ankle or toes, n(%) 1 (2.7)
Waist or hip, n(%) 3 (8.1)
Lower limb, n(%) 1 (2.7)
Upper limb, n(%) 3 (8.1)
Shoulder or back, n(%) 4 (10.8)
Chest, ribs or abdomen, n(%) 5 (13.6)
Soft tissue injury, n(%) 1 (2.7)
Total 37
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