RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ice-skating and roller disco injuries in Dublin.
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 207
OP 211
DO 10.1136/bjsm.18.3.207
VO 18
IS 3
A1 C. Horner
A1 M. J. McCabe
YR 1984
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/3/207.abstract
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.