Skateboard injuries

Abstract

One hundred and nineteen cases of injuries sustained by skateboard users are reviewed. A significant proportion of the injuries sustained were fractures. The absence of adequate protective measures was noted. A decrease in the popularity of the sport, as judged by the annual incidence of skateboard injuries, is apparent in this series.

Epidemiology of skateboarding-related injuries sustained by children and adolescents 5-19 years of age and treated in US emergency departments: 1990 through 2008

“…Studies on skateboards injuries have focused on a single year of data, (Kyle et al 2002 ; Nathanson et al 2015 ) or specific types of injuries such as epiphyseal injuries, (Adams 1979 ) knee injuries, (Shapiro 1994 ) fractures (Hawkins and Lyne 1981 ; Banas et al 1992 ; Sheehan et al 2003 ; Zalavras et al 2005 ), minor TBIs (Schleimer 2002 ), or head injuries (Tominaga et al 2015 ). Other research have only considered injuries treated in a single medical facility or trauma center (Sheehan et al 2003 ; Hawkins and Lyne 1981 ; Banas et al 1992 ; Adams 1978 ; Cass and Ross 1990 ; Christian and Khan 1980 ; Forsman and Eriksson 2001 ; Fyfe and Guion 1978 ; Hassan and Dorani 1999 ; Illingworth et al 1978 ; Kemm 1978 ; Kirkpatrick 1980 ; Macdonald et al 2006 ; Maitra 1979 ; McGeehan et al 2004 ; Morgan et al 1980 ; Rethnam et al 2008 ). Previous case series studies (Burt and Overpeck 2001 ; Finch et al 1998 ; Kyle et al 2002 ; Osberg et al 1998 ; Powell and Tanz 2004 ; Schieber et al 1994 ; Shapiro 1994 ; Zalavras et al 2005 ) have looked at skateboarding injuries treated in EDs, but have only done so for limited time periods (i.e., two years or less) or longer periods of time but the data are now dated.…”