Descriptive Epidemiology of Injuries Seen at a Ski and Snowboard Resort Clinic

Ultrasound and Ski Resort Clinics: Mapping Out the Potential Benefits

“…43 Lower extremity injuries overall are more common in skiers than snowboarders. 8,13 They include knee and ankle injury, as well as fractures of the femur, tibia, fibula, and bones of the foot.…”

“…Both groups suffered a significant number of head, face, and neck injuries, and each group experienced injuries in every injury category. 3 An epidemiological study by Willick et al 8 found that an average of approximately 2 injuries were evaluated in their mountainside resort clinic in Utah for every 1000 skier and snowboarder days, with slightly higher rates at the beginning and end of the ski season. Upper extremity musculoskeletal injuries were more common in snowboarders, whereas lower extremity injuries were more common in skiers.…”

“…A total of 1636 patients were evaluated in their single clinic from November 2006 to April 2007. 8 A mountainside clinic from a large ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA, showed the skier injury rate to be 3.2 per 1000 skier days and snowboarder injury rates to be 12.7 per 1000 snowboarder days. 4 Regarding severely injured patients, a study through the Alberta Trauma Registry identified skiers and snow-boarders who were traumatically injured and had an Injury Severity Score of 12 or greater.…”

“…A total of 1636 patients were evaluated in their single clinic from November 2006 to April 2007. 8 A mountainside clinic from a large ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA, showed the skier injury rate to be 3.2 per 1000 skier days and snowboarder injury rates to be 12.7 per 1000 snowboarder days. 4…”