... among snowboarders (0.5 %) compared to alpine skiers (7 %) ( P < 0.001). Lower leg fractures accounted for 4 % of the injured alpine skiers 20 years and older, and 5 % for adolescents aged 13–19 years compared to 14 % for children 12 years and younger ( P < 0.001). In contrast, the prevalence...

... leg was uncommon among snowboarders (0.5 %) and telemarkers (0.6 %) compared to alpine skiers (6 %) and skiboarders (9 %) ( P <0.001). Lower leg fractures accounted for 5 % of the injured alpine skiers 20 years and older, 3 % for adolescents aged 13–19 years compared to 12 % for children 12 years...

... leg was uncommon among snowboarders (1 %) and telemarkers (3 %) compared to alpine skiers (6 %) and skiboarders (13 %) ( P <0.001). Lower leg fractures accounted for 4 % of the injured alpine skiers 20 years and older, 3 % for adolescents aged 13 – 19 years compared to 13 % for children 12 years...

... – 153 . Deibert , M. C. , Aronsson , D. D. , Johnson , R. J. , Ettlinger , C. F. , and Shealy , J. E. , “ Skiing Injuries in Children, Adolescents and Adults ,” J. Bone Jt. Surg., Am. Vol.   0021-9355   https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.80B1.8136 , Vol. 80-A , No. 1 , 1998...

... characteristics have been identified as a possible explanation for the higher incidences of snowsport injuries. The numbers of children and adolescents participating in snow sports continues to rise in Australia. In the southern states of NSW and ACT, school snowsports racing entries since 2001 have increased...

...Irving Scher; Darrin Richards; Michael Carhart; Reed Thomas; Natalie Hurlen; Tack Lam The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported in 1999 that head injuries represent approximately 14 % of all skiing and snowboarding injuries. Cadman and Macnab showed that children were twice as likely...

... among snowboarders (1 %) and telemarkers (2 %) compared to alpine skiers (7 %) and skiboarders (15 %) ( P <0.001). Lower leg fractures accounted for 4 % of the injured alpine skiers 20 years and older and adolescents aged 13–19 years compared to 15 % for children 12 years and younger ( P <0.001...

... was uncommon among snowboarders (1%) and telemarkers (3%) compared to alpine skiers (6%) (P < 0.001). Lower leg fractures accounted for 3% of the injured alpine skiers 20 years and older compared to 5% for adolescents aged 13–19 years and 17% for children 12 years and younger (P < 0.001). Beginners had...