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All participants were recruited through contacts with snowkite schools, snowkiting-related web portals, or Internet-based social networks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: During 3929 hours of snowkiting recorded, 33 injuries occurred, of which 60.6% were mild; 21.2%, moderate; and 18.2%, severe. The calculated injury rate was 8.4 injuries per 1000 hours of exposure. Most frequently injured body sites were the back (30.3%), knee (24.2%), shoulder (21.2%), and head (21.2%). Upper extremity injuries included 2 shoulder dislocations, a clavicle fracture, and a dislocation fracture of the radial head. Injuries to the lower extremity included 3 knee sprains and 1 anterior cruciate ligament rupture. The most common injury causes were riding errors (75.8%), wind gusts (36.4%), and poor snow conditions (27.3%). When compared with experts (5.1 injuries per 1000 hours of exposure), beginners (20.8 injuries per 1000 hours of exposure) had a significantly increased risk of getting injured (odds ratio [OR] 4.11; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34-12.64; P = .008). Athletes who used snowboards for snowkiting purposes were injured almost 3 times more frequently than their colleagues using skis (11.7 vs 4.1 injuries per 1000 hours of exposure; OR 2.85; 95% CI, 1.23-6.57; P = .010). The quick-release system (97.5%), helmet (92.5%), kite leash (83.8%), spine protector (51.3%), and shoulder protectors (20.0%) were the most commonly used protective\/safety equipment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: Snowkiting can be considered a sport carrying a high risk of injury. More caution in assessing local snow conditions and wind gust occurrences is recommended as well as considering using the help and advice of a professional instructor when beginning this action-packed sport. Injury prevention strategies should also include the further improvement of currently available safety equipment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546511398214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,3,9]],"date-time":"2011-03-09T22:53:36Z","timestamp":1299711216000},"page":"1534-1540","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["A Prospective Study of Snowkiting Injuries"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Philipp","family":"Moroder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Armin","family":"Runer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Hoffelner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nora","family":"Frick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Herbert","family":"Resch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Tauber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,3,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0363546511398214","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s001670050024"},{"key":"bibr2-0363546511398214","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsm.36.4.265"},{"key":"bibr3-0363546511398214","unstructured":"Blechschmidt D. 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