Affiliation:
1. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ERZURUM REGION HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
2. Private Erzurum Buhara Hospital
Abstract
Aim: To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who presented to our emergency department with orthopedic injuries due to winter sports.
Material and Method: This study was retrospectively conducted in the winter seasons between 2018 and 2020. The patients’ age, gender, orthopedic injury localization, treatment applied for the injury, and injury patterns were examined. The findings obtained were statistically analyzed.
Results: In this study, a total of 881 patients, 311 (35.4%) female and 570 (64.6%) male, were evaluated. According to orthopedic localization, most patients (n=255, 28.6%) had knee injuries. Soft tissue trauma was detected in 519 (58.9%) of the patients. The knee injuries did not significantly differ according to gender (p=0.852).
Conclusion: During winter sports, injuries occur mostly in the lower extremity and knee area. Injuries related to winter sports can be reduced with the use of appropriate winter sports equipment and ski training.
Publisher
Cagdas Tip Dergisi: Journal of Contemporary Medicine
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