title: [Trendy inline skating sports. Pattern of injuries and groups at risk].
abstract: One hundred and eighty-two patients presented with 200 inline-skating injuries over a 30-month period. Of these, 14% were admitted to hospital, 10% required operative treatment. Fractures (49%), contusions/lacerations (27%) and capsular/ligamentuous injuries (16%) were the most prevalent types of injury. Children had an even higher risk of sustaining fractures (62%). Falling on the extended arm caused 44% of all injuries. Thirteen percent resulted from torque mechanisms of the leg, whereas direct trauma to elbow or knee (5% each) were uncommon injury mechanisms. Injuries of the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand accounted for 55.5% of all cases and 71% of all fractures. Head (13%), knee (9.5%) and ankle (9%) were other regions frequently involved. Protective equipment was often used only for uninjured regions, whereas the injured regions had most often been left unprotected.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Universität Hamburg.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hilgert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dallek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Radonich
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jungbluth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries*
vernacular_title: Trendsportart Inline-Skating. Verletzungsmuster und Risikogruppen.