Table 1 Injury pattern and severity of 69 injuries in 33 accidents, based on AIS a
From: Kitesurfing and snowkiting injuries in Norway: a retrospective study
Bone fractures | Soft tissue | Cerebral concussion | Other injuries | SUM Body region | AIS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Head, face, and neck | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | |||
Thorax | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Abdomen | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Back (spine) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Upper extremity | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||||
Lower extremity | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||||
SUM | 28 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 24 | 35 | 10 | ||