Das Risiko von Verletzungen und Überlastungsschäden beim Eisklettern

Ice climbing is widely considered to be a hazardous sport with a high risk of injury. To date, there has been no scientific analysis to characterize and reveal the prevalence of injury in this sport. The purpose of this study was to quantify and rate ice climbing injuries. 88 ice climbers from nine countries completed a complex questionnaire on ice climbing accidents and injuries, climbing frequency and risk behavior. Ice climbing hours were quantified and injuries rated according to the NACA score. To enable comparison to other sports, injury risk was calculated per 1000 hours of participation in a given sport. The 88 ice climbers recorded 23361 ice climbing hours over a three-year period. Our calculations from this data found 4.1 injuries NACA 1-3/1000 hours, 1.2 injuries NACA 2-3/1000 hours. Overuse syndromes occurred in 0.8/1000 hours ice climbing. Contrary to the popular perception, our study demonstrated that ice climbing is not a sport with a high risk of injury. The results of injury risk per 1000 hours of participation in ice climbing was comparable to that of indoor competition climbing (3.1/1000 hours) and other outdoor sports (hiking, mountain biking, kayaking).

Grantor dc:publisher

Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen University

Year dc:date

2009

Author dc:creator

• Schwarz, Johann Ulrich

Contributors dc:contributor

• Küpper, Thomas

• info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/610
• Eisklettern
• Risikosport
• Medizin
• Extremsport
• ice climbing
• high risk sport

Statement dc:rights

• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Language dc:language

ger

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https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/search?p=id:%22RWTH-CONV-113636%22

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