Recording injuries among World Cup skiers and snowboarders: a methodological study

  1. T. W. Flørenes1,
  2. L. Nordsletten1,2,
  3. S. Heir1,3,
  4. R. Bahr1

Article first published online: 18 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01048.x

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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

Volume 21, Issue 2, pages 196–205, April 2011

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Flørenes, T. W., Nordsletten, L., Heir, S. and Bahr, R. (2011), Recording injuries among World Cup skiers and snowboarders: a methodological study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 21: 196–205. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01048.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Sports Medicine, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

  2. 2

    Orthopaedic Centre, Oslo University Hospital-Ullevål, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  3. 3

    Martina Hansen Hospital, Baerum, Norway

*Corresponding author: Tonje Wåle Flørenes, MD, Department of Sports Medicine, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Post Box 4014 Ullevål Stadion, N-0806 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 23 26 23 72, Fax: +47 23 26 23 07, E-mail: tonje.wale.florenes@nih.no

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 18 DEC 2009
  3. Accepted for publication 20 September 2009

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Keywords:

  • skiing;
  • snowboarding;
  • snow sports;
  • athletic injuries;
  • epidemiology

No long-term injury surveillance programs exist for competitive skiing or snowboarding. The objective of this study was, therefore, to compare different methods to record injuries among World Cup athletes in alpine, freestyle, and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping and Nordic combined. Information regarding injuries sustained during the 2006–2007 winter season was recorded through three separate and independent systems: prospective injury reports by technical delegates (TD) from the International Ski Federation, prospective medical team registration by selected teams, and retrospective athlete interviews at the end of the season. A total of 100 unique injuries to 602 World Cup athletes were identified from any of the three recording methods. Of these, 91% were registered through the athlete interviews, 47% by the medical team registration and 27% by the TD reports. Only 20 injuries (20%) were captured by all three methods. A total of 64 time-loss injuries were registered. The interviews captured 60 (94%), the medical team registration 39 (61%), and the TD reports 23 (36%) time-loss injuries, while 18 (28%) were registered by all three systems. Retrospective interviews with athletes/coaches regarding injuries during the last 6 months gave the most complete picture of injuries to World Cup skiers and snowboarders.

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