Epidemiology of paediatric winter sports-related injuries in France: The WINTRAUMA-1 retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe the epidemiology of injuries related to winter sports in patients younger than 15 years in France.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational multicentre cohort study of patients younger than 15 years who were seen by mountain-community general practitioners for winter-sports injuries in 1999-2022.

Results

Of the 108 619 patients (mean age, 11.4 ± 2.8 years), 76 724 (70.6%), 26 186 (24.1%) and 2132 (2.0%) were injured while skiing, snowboarding and sledding, respectively. Helmet use was noted in 50 164 (46.2%) patients and increased over time but remained low among sledders. A collision was the mechanism in 12.3% of patients overall and 32.1% of sledders. The most common injuries overall were wrist fractures (48.5%), head and trunk injuries (42

SUBMITTER: Mugniery Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11828721 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature