Head Injuries in Skiers and Snowboarders
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Helmet use and risk of head injuries in alpine skiers and snowboarders.
CONTEXT Although using a helmet is assumed to reduce the risk of head injuries in alpine sports, this effect is questioned. In contrast to bicycling or inline skating, there is no policy of mandatory helmet use for recreational alpine skiers and snowboarders. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of wearing a helmet on the risk of head injury among skiers and snowboarders while correcting for oth...
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PURPOSE To evaluate whether helmets increase the incidence and/or severity of cervical spine injury; decrease the incidence of head injury; and/or increase the incidence of collisions (as a reflection of adverse effects on peripheral vision and/or auditory acuity) among young skiers and snowboarders. METHODS During one ski season (1998-99) at a world class ski resort, all young skiers and sno...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0917-950X,2187-3100
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.13.89