PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C. Horner
AU  - M. J. McCabe
TI  - Ice-skating and roller disco injuries in Dublin.
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.18.3.207
DP  - 1984 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 207--211
VI  - 18
IP  - 3
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/3/207.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/3/207.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med1984 Sep 01; 18
AB  - A comparative study was carried out on a series of 72 ice-skating and 57 roller skating injuries over a sixteen month period. The average patient age was 20.5 years in the ice-skating group and 16.5 years in the roller skating group. Females predominated in both groups accounting for 72% of ice-skaters injured and 77% of roller skaters injured. Ice-skaters sustained more serious injuries than roller skaters as was evident from the significant difference in fracture numbers in the two groups. Ice-skating fractures accounted for 40% of all injuries while roller skating fractures were only 14% of their total injuries. The majority of ice-skating fractures occurred in females. As a result of our study we recommended several preventative measures.