...Robert F. LaPrade; Coen A. Wijdicks; Stanislav I. Spiridonov While relatively well protected and padded, ice-hockey goaltenders are at risk for impact injuries. There is little information regarding the incidence and mechanism of intercollegiate ice-hockey goaltender injuries. We prospectively...

...Athanasios N. Zacharopoulos; Nikolaos E. Tzanakakis; Maria I. Douka Purpose : To examine the incidence, types and patterns of snow sports injuries at Greek ski resorts. Material and Methods : Prospective case-control study at two major Greek ski resorts during 2004-5 and 2005-6 winter seasons...

...Nadine Cooper Risk-taking and sensation-seeking behaviors have been found to be common among those engaging in activities such as mountaineering, deep sea diving, skiing, and snowboarding, all of which may be considered relatively high-risk activities for accidental injury. Risk-taking behavioral...

...Richard M. Greenwald; Jean-Dominique Laporte The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that age and experience level significantly affect injury rates, and lower leg fracture injury rates in particular, in a sufficiently large Alpine sports population. An epidemiology study of skiing...

...S Richter; G Jendrusch; H Henke; HG Hermichen; H Heck Along with the increasing popularity of indoor winter sport activities, the need for specific investigations with respect to injury prevention is growing. This statement was the background for a one-year study in which all sports injuries...

...M Langran Skiboarding is a relatively new snow sport that has increased in popularity in Scotland. All skiboard and alpine ski injuries over a three-year period at ski areas in Scotland were recorded and comparative data collected from uninjured skiboarders. 136 skiboard and 1362 alpine ski...