van Bergen Christiaan Ja, Weber Rik Ik, Kraal Tim, Kerkhoffs Gino Mmj, Haverkamp Daniël
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda 4818 CK, the Netherlands.
Department of Sports Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht 3584 CX, the Netherlands.
World J Orthop. 2020 Apr 18;11(4):243-251. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i4.243.
Kitesurfing is an increasingly popular and potentially dangerous extreme water sport. We hypothesized that kitesurfing has a higher injury rate than other (contact) sports and that the minority of injuries are severe.
To investigate the incidence and epidemiology of kitesurfing injuries in a Dutch cohort during a complete kitesurfing season.
Injury data of 194 kitesurfers of various skill levels, riding styles and age were surveyed prospectively during a full kitesurf season. The participants were recruited through the Dutch national kitesurf association, social media, local websites and kitesurf schools. Participants completed digital questionnaires monthly. The amount of time kitesurfing was registered along with all sustained injuries. If an injury was reported, an additional questionnaire explored the type of injury, injury location, severity and the circumstances under which the injury occurred.
The mean age of participants was 31 years (range, 13-59) and the majority of the study population was male (74.2%). A total of 177 injuries were sustained during 16816 kitesurf hours. The calculated injury rate was 10.5 injuries per 1000 h of kitesurfing. The most common injuries were cuts and abrasions (25.4%), followed by contusions (19.8%), joint sprains (17.5%) and muscle sprains (10.2%). The foot and ankle were the most common site of injury (31.8%), followed by the knee (14.1%) and hand and wrist (10.2%). Most injuries were reported to occur during a trick or jump. Although the majority of injuries were mild, severe injuries like an anterior cruciate ligament tear, a lumbar spine fracture, a bimalleolar ankle fracture and an eardrum rupture were reported.
The injury rate of kitesurfing is in the range of other popular (contact) sports. Most injuries are relatively mild, although kitesurfing has the potential to cause serious injuries.
风筝冲浪是一项越来越受欢迎但潜在危险的极限水上运动。我们假设风筝冲浪的受伤率高于其他（接触性）运动，且少数受伤情况较为严重。
调查荷兰一个队列在完整风筝冲浪季节中风筝冲浪受伤的发生率和流行病学情况。
在一个完整的风筝冲浪季节前瞻性地调查了194名不同技能水平、骑行风格和年龄的风筝冲浪者的受伤数据。参与者通过荷兰国家风筝冲浪协会、社交媒体、当地网站和风筝冲浪学校招募。参与者每月完成数字问卷。记录风筝冲浪的时间以及所有遭受的损伤。如果报告了损伤，会通过额外的问卷探究损伤类型、损伤部位、严重程度以及损伤发生的情况。
参与者的平均年龄为31岁（范围13 - 59岁），研究人群中的大多数为男性（74.2%）。在16816小时的风筝冲浪过程中总共发生了177起损伤。计算得出的受伤率为每1000小时风筝冲浪10.5起损伤。最常见的损伤是割伤和擦伤（25.4%），其次是挫伤（19.8%）、关节扭伤（17.5%）和肌肉拉伤（10.2%）。足部和脚踝是最常见的损伤部位（31.8%），其次是膝盖（14.1%）以及手和手腕（10.2%）。大多数损伤据报告发生在特技动作或跳跃过程中。虽然大多数损伤为轻度，但也报告了如前交叉韧带撕裂、腰椎骨折、双踝骨折和鼓膜破裂等严重损伤。
风筝冲浪的受伤率与其他流行的（接触性）运动范围相当。大多数损伤相对较轻，尽管风筝冲浪有可能导致严重损伤。
