Sex- and Age-Specific Analysis of Mountain Biking Injuries: A 10-Year Review of National Injury Data

被引：1

作者：

Koehne, Niklas H. ^{[1
]}

Locke, Auston R. ^{[1
]}

Yendluri, Avanish ^{[1
]}

Parsons, Bradford O. ^{[1
]}

Waterman, Brian R. ^{[2
]}

Alaia, Michael J. ^{[3
]}

Frank, Rachel M. ^{[4
]}

Parisien, Robert L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Dept Orthopaed, 5 East 98th St,9th Floor, New York, NY 10029 USA

[2] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Orthopaed Surg & Rehabil, Winston Salem, NC USA

[3] NYU Grossman Sch Med, Dept Orthoped Surg, New York, NY USA

[4] Univ Colorado, Sch Med, Dept Orthoped, Aurora, CO USA

来源：

ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE | 2025年 / 13卷 / 01期

关键词：

extreme sports; aging athlete; female athlete; epidemiology; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System; mountain biking; sex-specific analysis; age-specific analysis; injury; UNITED-STATES; RISK-FACTORS;

D O I：

10.1177/23259671241305396

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

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摘要：

Background: Mountain biking (MTB) is a quickly growing sport, with many athletes sustaining high-impact injuries. Current literature has not analyzed the most recent MTB-related national emergency department (ED) injury data. Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that (1) the total number of injuries presenting to US EDs would significantly increase over the study period, (2) male patients would experience higher rates of shoulder injuries and airborne injury mechanisms than female patients, and (3) youths would present more frequently with injuries of the head and face than adults. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: All data were extracted from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a public database representing approximately 100 US EDs. The NEISS was queried for MTB-related injuries between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2022. Results: A total of 2543 MTB-related cases presented to US EDs between 2013 and 2022, which extrapolated to a national estimate (NE) of 109,558 injuries using NEISS sample weights. MTB-related injuries increased significantly between 2013 and 2022 (P = .009), including a 64% increase between 2019 and 2020. The most common injury mechanism was falling off the bike (62.6%; NE = 68,536), and the upper extremity was the most frequently injured body region (22.4%; NE = 24,511). Male patients presented with significantly more shoulder (21.1% vs 7.4%, respectively; P < .001) and trunk (21.4% vs 19.8%, respectively; P < .001) injuries than female patients as well as more airborne injury mechanisms (15.7% vs 10.8%, respectively; P < .001). Female patients sustained significantly more concussions (7.2% vs 3.5%, respectively; P < .001) than male patients. Children presented with higher rates of head/face injuries (34.1%), concussions (6.0%), and airborne mechanisms of injury (19.4%) than any other age group. Conclusion: MTB injuries increased significantly between 2013 and 2022 likely because of the popularity of outdoor sports during COVID-19. The upper extremity was the most frequently injured body region, and falling off the bike was the most common mechanism. Leading injuries and mechanisms varied significantly by sex and age. This study recommends additional MTB safety measures such as shoulder support for male riders, better coaching on front brake control for youth riders, and an increased emphasis on concussion protocols for female riders.

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