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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109712
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Verletzungsarten und Verletzungshäufigkeiten beim Cable-Wakeboard: eine prospektive saisonbegleitende Studie
Incidence and Mechanism of Injuries in Cable-Wakeboarding, a Prospective StudyPublication History
Publication Date:
11 September 2009 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Der Wakeboardsport auf einer Wasserskianlage hinter einem Schlepplift (Cable-Wakeboard) findet weltweit immer mehr Anhänger. Die Verletzungshäufigkeit, Verletzungsschwere und Verletzungsmechanismen sind bis heute unklar und nicht beschrieben, sodass wir diese im Rahmen einer Studie analysiert haben. Prospektiv saisonbegleitend untersucht wurden 122 aktive Wakeboarder in Deutschland per Online-Fragebogen regelmäßig jeweils am Monatsende. Das Durchschnittsalter der Teilnehmer betrug 25 Jahre (15 – 42, ± 5,876). 81,1 % waren männlich. Während der 6-monatigen Saison wurden in 8647 Wakeboardstunden 277 Verletzungen bei insgesamt 98 % der Sportler dokumentiert, wovon 108 (39 % 12 / 1000 h) ärztlich behandelt werden mussten. Am häufigsten kamen leichte Verletzungen vor (61 % 19,5 / 1000 h), gefolgt von sehr schweren (15 % 4,8 / 1000 h), schweren (14 % 4,5 / 1000 h) und mittleren Verletzungen (10 % 3,2 / 1000 h). Es dominierten mit jeweils ca. 20 % Verletzungen des Knie- und Schultergelenks und des Kopfes. 71 % der Verletzungen waren Distorsionen und Prellungen. Vom Cable-Wakeboardsport geht im Vergleich zu anderen Trend- und Breitensportarten keine erhöhte Verletzungsgefahr aus, wenn auch die Verletzungsfrequenz der leichten nicht ärztlich behandlungspflichtigen Verletzungen sich höher darstellt.
Abstract
Cable-wakeboarding has become more and more popular in the last years in Germany and worldwide as well. The mechanism, frequency and severity of injuries is still unclear and not described in the literature yet. Thus to compare the injuries of cable-wakeboarding with similar sports we decided to perform this prospective study during a six months summer season. The study included 122 actives with a mean age of 25 years (15 – 42, ± 5.876), 81,1 % male, sending an online questionnaire to us every month. 98 % of the participants suffered 277 injuries during 8647 hours of activity, 108 (39 % 12 / 1000 h) had to be treated medically. We found out most frequently mild injuries (61 % 19.5 / 1000 h), 15 % very severe injuries (4.8 / 1000 h), 14 % severe injuries (4.5 / 1000 h) and 10 % medium-severe injuries (3.2 / 1000 h). Injuries of the knee and the shoulder dominated in more than 20 % each with more than 70 % distorsions and contusions. Conclusion: Cable-wakeboarding is not more dangerous in regard to injuries than similar trendy sports even though the rate of mild injuries not treated medically is quite higher.
Schlüsselwörter
Wakeboard - Wassersport - Trendsport - Verletzungsmechanismen - Prävention
Key words
wakeboard - water sports - injury mechanism - risk - prevention
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