TY - JOUR
T1 - A population-based survey of in-line skaters' injuries and skating practices
AU - Jaffe, Michael S.
AU - Dijkers, Marcel P.
AU - Zametis, Mary
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit. Dr. Jaffe is now associated with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group of Southern California, San Diego. Submitted for publication November 25, 1996. Accepted in revised form May 2, 1997. Supported by the Del Harder Rehabilitation Fund. No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated. Reprints are not available. 0 1997 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 0003-9993/97/7812-4285$3.00/O
PY - 1997/12
Y1 - 1997/12
N2 - Objective: To describe in-line skating interests and practices, protective gear usage, and injury patterns in a population-based group of in- line skaters. Design: A two-page questionnaire with multiple choice questions and one write-in response question. Participants: The survey was sent to 1,000 members of an in-line skating club in Detroit, MI and 45 other states. Main Outcome Measures: The study was designed to profile skater injury patterns. The effects of protective gear and skater lessons on injury were examined. Results: Of the 435 skaters returning questionnaires, 56.7% were men. The mean age was 35 years. The frequency of inline skating lessons was 31.7%. Of respondents, 72.5% wear some kind of protective gear while skating, and 79.8% reported that they had been injured while skating. Of those who had skated for 5 or more years, 93.7% had been injured. Upper extremity injuries were reported by 58.8% of skaters and lower extremity injuries by 66.7%. The majority suffered abrasions and bruises only. More serious injuries were reported by very few skaters: fractures by 5.5% and concussions by 2.1%. Only 3% of respondents required orthopedic surgery. Conclusion: Lessons and protective gear decrease the risk of injury. However, risk of incurring minor injury exists even if full protective gear is used. Those who have skated for more than 5 years are almost certain to report having been injured.
AB - Objective: To describe in-line skating interests and practices, protective gear usage, and injury patterns in a population-based group of in- line skaters. Design: A two-page questionnaire with multiple choice questions and one write-in response question. Participants: The survey was sent to 1,000 members of an in-line skating club in Detroit, MI and 45 other states. Main Outcome Measures: The study was designed to profile skater injury patterns. The effects of protective gear and skater lessons on injury were examined. Results: Of the 435 skaters returning questionnaires, 56.7% were men. The mean age was 35 years. The frequency of inline skating lessons was 31.7%. Of respondents, 72.5% wear some kind of protective gear while skating, and 79.8% reported that they had been injured while skating. Of those who had skated for 5 or more years, 93.7% had been injured. Upper extremity injuries were reported by 58.8% of skaters and lower extremity injuries by 66.7%. The majority suffered abrasions and bruises only. More serious injuries were reported by very few skaters: fractures by 5.5% and concussions by 2.1%. Only 3% of respondents required orthopedic surgery. Conclusion: Lessons and protective gear decrease the risk of injury. However, risk of incurring minor injury exists even if full protective gear is used. Those who have skated for more than 5 years are almost certain to report having been injured.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0031441302
U2 - 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90309-9
DO - 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90309-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 9421990
AN - SCOPUS:0031441302
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 78
SP - 1352
EP - 1357
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
IS - 12
ER -