title: [Snowboarding injuries].
abstract: This retrospective study includes 59 people treated at our trauma centre for snowboard accidents that happened in the 1989 winter season. 22 People were severely injured. 2 people died due to a polytrauma. One fracture of the cervical vertebrate column was followed by complete hemiplegia. Reasons for these accidents were a lack of knowledge how to behave outside the marked alpine regions, as well as lack of technical equipment and theoretical education.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Klinik für Unfallchirurgie Innsbruck.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pechlaner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sailer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports
vernacular_title: Snowboardverletzungen.