Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag,
Frequency: Annual
Country: Germany
Language: ger
Author(s):
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress.
Start Year:1991 - 1998
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0942-2854 (Print) 0942-2854 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 9200456 |
| (OCoLC): | 25007411 |
| (DNLM): | SR0072675(s) |
| LCCN: | sn 91033626 |
| Classification: | W1 LA601A |
[The injury pattern in horseback riding]. Injuries are relatively rare in horse riding compared to other sports, but when they occur they are rather severe and dangerous: about 40% of the injured suffer from fractures, for instance and only 15% from sprains. About 20% have to be admitted to the hospital. Roughly 30% of the injuries involve the arm and 7.5%-10% the spine. The head is injured in 20%, the brain in 8% and the lower extremity in only about 20%. That means that the majority of injuries involve the upper half of the body. One quarter of all lethal sport injuries are caused by horse riding.