Table 1 Injury region of injuries in mountain biking, whereas “n.r.” means not reported, “m:f” means male:female
From: Injuries in alpine summer sports - types, frequency and prevention: a systematic review
Author | Investigation period | m:f (%) mean age | Number of injuries | Number of injured riders | Amateurs/Elites | Type of injury | Injury location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper extremity | Lower extremity | Trunk and spine | Head and neck | |||||||||||
Shoulder | Hand/finger | Upper/lower arm | Hip/thigh | Knee/calf | Foot/ankle | |||||||||
Stoop et al. [17] | 2017 | n.r. 32.5 | n.r | 15 | Amateurs and elites | Fractures and joint injuries | 13.4% | 15.7% | 6.7% | 19.3% | 34.6% | 3.1% | 5% | 2.2% |
Kotlyar et al. [22] | 2012—2015 | 70:30 n.r | n.r | 304 | Amateurs | all | 76.2% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 10.7% | ||||
Dodwell et al. [21] | 1995—2007 | 95:5 32.7 | 107 | n.r | Amateurs except 2 elites | Spinal injuries | n.r | n.r | n.r | n.r | n.r | n.r | Cervical: 73.8% Thoracic/lumbar: 26.2% | n.r |
Gaulrapp et al. [18] | n.r | 98:02 25 | 3873 | n.r | Amateurs and elites | All | 8.6% | 15.2% | 22.0% | 12.8% | 23.0% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 9.1% |
Roberts et al. [32] | 1995–2009 | 87:13 39 | 99 | 49 | Amateurs | All | 6.7% | 6.6% | 51% | 35.7% | ||||
Jeys et al. [30] | n.r | 71:29 22.5 | 133 | 84 | n.r | All | 75.7% (clavicle: 17.5%) | 5.8% | 3.9% | 14.6% | ||||
Kim et al. [25] | 1992–2000 | n.r. n.r | 399 | 1092 | n.r | All | 25% | 29% | 27.7% | 12.2% | ||||
Palmer et al. [15] | 2017–2018 | 90:10 n.r | 188 | 179 | Elites | All | 37.2% | 26.1% | 6.4% | 12.2% | ||||
Taylor et al. [23] | 2000–2007 | 88:12 n.r | 595 | 596 | Elites | All | 59.2% | 3.2% | 10.1% | |||||
Nelson et al. [27] | 1994–2007 | 81:19 29.8 | - | 4624 | Amateurs | All | 26.9% | n.r | n.r | 19.6% | n.r | n.r | ||
Chow et al. [28] | – | 83:17 36.2 | 437 | 225 | Amateurs | All | 34.3% | 36.4 | 8.9% | 20.4% | ||||