title: Injuries at the 2005 World Championships in Rock Climbing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the injury risk associated with indoor rock climbing competition.
  
  
  METHODS
  All injuries reported to medical personnel at the 2005 World Championships in Rock Climbing were recorded and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four hundred forty-three climbers (273 men, 170 women) from 55 countries participated in 3 separate disciplines totaling 520 climbing days. Only 4 of 18 acute medical problems that were treated were significant injuries, resulting in an injury rate of 3.1 per 1000 hours.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Indoor rock climbing competition has a low injury risk and a very good safety profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Klinikum Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany. Volker.schoeffl@t-online.de
authors.forename: Volker Rainer
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Schöffl
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuepper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000293:injuries*; D012449:Safety