Road Cycling causes more serious injuries than Mountain Biking. A prospective study and Review of the Literature
Luís Martinez-Sañudo,
Arnau Verdaguer-Figuerola,
Laia Martínez-Carreres
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
The number of cyclists and cycling crashes have increased in the last years around the world. Road Cycling and Mountain Bike are probably the most frequent practiced styles. The main purpose of our study was to analyze the severity of the injuries related to these two disciplines. Furthermore, we evaluated the frequency and the risk factors associated to these two sports within the broad category of cycling.
Methods
We performed a prospective study including 149 injured Road or Mountain Bike cyclists… Show more
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