BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation.
Publisher:
BioMed Central,
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:2013 -
ISSN:
2052-1847 (Electronic)
2052-1847 (Linking)
2052-1847 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.9
2022
| NLM ID: | 101605016 |
| (OCoLC): | 840683083 |
| LCCN: | 2013247759 |
| Classification: | W1 |
Characteristics of equestrian accidents and injuries leading to permanent medical impairment. Equestrian sports, also referred to as equestrianism, is practiced all over the world and a popular leisure activity in Sweden. Equestrianism is the country's second-largest youth sport, and previous studies indicate that accidents are common in equestrianism. However, few previous studies have examined acute equestrian injuries leading to permanent medical impairment (PMI). Methods: By using nationwide insurance data comprising all injured equestrians registered in the Swedish Equestrian Federation, the aim was to analyse characteristics of equestrian accidents and particularly injuries leadi...
Horse-riding hazards: an observational cohort study mapping equestrian related injuries at a Scandinavian trauma centre. Horse-riding is practiced on a regular basis by 500,000 people in Sweden. It is reputed to be one of the most dangerous sports. On average, there were 1756 acute injuries and three fatalities each year between 1997 and 2014 in Sweden related to horses. The primary aim of this study was to outline the injury spectrum related to equestrian activities cared for at a large Swedish trauma centre. The secondary aim was to identify trends in clinical outcomes and to investigate the association between age and such outcomes. Methods: The electronic medical records system at Karolinska University Hosp...