Competitive Surfing Injuries

Nathanson, Andrew T.; Bird, Shark; Dao, Leland; Tam-Sing, Kelly

doi:10.1177/0363546506293702

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“…The injury rate found was 5.7 per 1000 athlete exposures, or 13 per 1000 h of competitive surfing, with 6.6 significant injuries per 1000 h of competitive surfing. This injury rate compares favorably to those found in American collegiate football (33 per 1000 h), soccer (18 per 1000 h), and basketball (9 per 1000 h) where similar methods of data collection and injury definition were used [43]. The relative injury risk was calculated to be 2.4 times greater when surfing in waves overhead or bigger and 2.6 times greater when surfing over a rock or reef bottom.…”

Section: Specific Extreme Sports and Their Associated Injuriesmentioning

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Injuries in extreme sports

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Pengas²,

Mei-Dan

2017

J Orthop Surg Res

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Extreme sports (ES) are usually pursued in remote locations with little or no access to medical care with the athlete competing against oneself or the forces of nature. They involve high speed, height, real or perceived danger, a high level of physical exertion, spectacular stunts, and heightened risk element or death.Popularity for such sports has increased exponentially over the past two decades with dedicated TV channels, Internet sites, high-rating competitions, and high-profile sponsors drawing more participants.Recent data suggest that the risk and severity of injury in some ES is unexpectedly high. Medical personnel treating the ES athlete need to be aware there are numerous differences which must be appreciated between the common traditional sports and this newly developing area. These relate to the temperament of the athletes themselves, the particular epidemiology of injury, the initial management following injury, treatment decisions, and rehabilitation.The management of the injured extreme sports athlete is a challenge to surgeons and sports physicians. Appropriate safety gear is essential for protection from severe or fatal injuries as the margins for error in these sports are small.The purpose of this review is to provide an epidemiologic overview of common injuries affecting the extreme athletes through a focus on a few of the most popular and exciting extreme sports.

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Section: Specific Extreme Sports and Their Associated Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 79%

Injuries in extreme sports

Laver

Pengas²,

Mei-Dan

2017

J Orthop Surg Res

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“…In the present study, it was used an Adapted Semi Structured Questionnaire 2 , 11 in order to identify and analyze the prevalence of the most common injuries in male surfers, in the seacoast of Paraná, subdivided into professional, amateur and recreational categories. The results of this study showed that 70% of the sample subjects were recreational surfers, 28% amateurs and 2% professional (a single surfer).…”

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“…Data collection was performed using a Adapted Semi-Structured Questionnaire 2 11 . which included the following items: email, age, surf practice category (professional, amateur or recreational), 4 characteristics of surf practice (time of practice, frequency, hours per day), duration and type of exercise performed before and/or after the activity (stretching or heating), type of injury caused by sport (laceration-cut; contusion-hit; fracture-bone fracture, dislocation-articulation dislocation; joint sprain- joint twist; muscle or ligament injury; burns), as well as the anatomic region injured (head/neck; torso; arms; legs and feet).…”

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Análise da prevalência de lesões em surfistas do litoral paranaense

2013

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OBJECTIVE: to analyze the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries of surfers from the Paraná's seacoast. METHODS: Sixty men (27 ± 6 years) completed a surf semi structured questionnaire (category, time of daily practice, frequency and exercises performed before and/or after surfing) and characteristics of injuries induced by this sport. A descriptive analysis of the data on distribution of the relative frequency was performed. RESULTS: It was found that 70% of the respondents practiced surfing as a relaxing activity, 28% were amateurs and 2% were professionals, who were surfing for 10 years or more. Most of them surfed between 2 to 4 times a week during 2 to 4 hours a day. The most common exercise performed before surfing was upper and lower limbs stretching and no exercises at all was done after practice. The most common injury was contusion (29%), lower limb was the most affected segment (46%) and the most common cause of injury was due to contact with the board (52%). The interruption period mostly reported was 1-3 months and the most frequent treatment was taking medicines. CONCLUSIONS: Recreational was the predominant category of surfers with lower limb's contusion as the most common musculoskeletal injury, resulting from contact with the board, being treated with medication and rest. Level of Evidence II, Retrospective Study.

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“…The estimated incidence of surfing-related injuries is 3.5 to 6.6 per 1000 days [2, 3]. Consequently, health care professionals are likely to encounter patients with surfing-associated trauma.…”

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“Cannot ventilate, cannot intubate” situation after penetration of the tongue root through to the epipharynx by a surfboard: a case report

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BackgroundSurfing is an increasingly popular activity and surfing-related injuries have increased accordingly. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no reports of penetrating upper airway injuries in surfers. We present a “cannot ventilate, cannot intubate” situation following penetrating neck injury by a surfboard fin.Case presentationA previously healthy 29-year-old Japanese man was swept off his board by a large wave and his left mandible, tongue root, and right epipharynx were penetrated by the surfboard fin. He presented with severe hypovolemic shock because of copious bleeding from his mouth. Direct laryngoscopy failed, as did manual ventilation, because of the exacerbated upper airway bleeding and distorted upper airway anatomy. Open cricothyrotomy was immediately performed, followed by surgical exploration, which revealed extensive ablation of his tongue root and laceration of his lingual artery. After definitive hemostasis and intensive care, he returned home with no sequelae.ConclusionsThe long, semi-sharp surfboard fin created both extensive crushing upper airway lesions and a sharp vascular injury, resulting in a difficult airway. This case illustrates that surfing injuries can prompt a life-threatening airway emergency and serves as a caution for both surfers and health care professionals.

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Competitive Surfing Injuries

Abstract: There were 13 acute surfing injuries per 1000 hours of competitive surfing. The risk of injury was more than doubled when surfing in large waves or over a hard seafloor.

Cited by 93 publications

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Injuries in extreme sports

Injuries in extreme sports

Análise da prevalência de lesões em surfistas do litoral paranaense

“Cannot ventilate, cannot intubate” situation after penetration of the tongue root through to the epipharynx by a surfboard: a case report

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