Table 2

Number of injuries (n) and absolute injury rate (expressed as the number of injuries per 100 athletes per season) with 95% CI for all recorded injuries, time-loss injuries (≥1 day absence) and severe injuries (>28 days) for the different snowboard disciplines

All injuriesTime-loss injuries (≥1 day)Severe injuries (>28 days)
DisciplinenIncidencenIncidencenIncidence
Big air2729.7 (18.5 to 40.9)2325.3 (14.9 to 35.6)99.9 (3.4 to 16.4)
Halfpipe15537.8 (31.9 to 43.8)10325.1 (20.3 to 30.0)368.8 (5.9 to 11.6)
PGS/PSL10425.2 (20.4 to 30.1)8119.7 (15.4 to 23.9)327.8 (5.1 to 10.5)
Snowboard cross28855.5 (49.1 to 61.9)21641.6 (36.1 to 47.2)10119.5 (15.7 to 23.3)
Total57440.1 (36.8 to 43.3)42329.5 (26.7 to 32.3)17812.4 (10.6 to 14.2)
  • PGS/PSL, parallel giant slalom/parallel slalom.