Table 5.
Specific injuries
| Terrain Park | Non-Terrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Upper extremity [n (%) snowboarders] | 29 [27 (93%)] | 52 [27 (52%)] |
| Joint dislocations | 5 (17%) | 12 (23%) |
| Fractures | 22 (76%) | 37 (71%) |
| Soft tissue injuries (arterial/nerve injury/muscle tear) | 2 (7%) | 3 (6%) |
| Lower extremity [n (%) snowboarders] | 12 [3 (25%)] | 57 [7 (12%)] |
| Joint dislocations | 0 | 3 (5%) |
| Fractures | 12 (100%) | 53 (93%) |
| Soft tissue injuries (arterial/nerve injury/muscle tear) | 0 | 1 (2%) |
| Head injuries [n (%) snowboarders] | 24 [15 (63%)] | 70 [24 (34%)] |
| Closed head injury | 10 (42%) | 25 (36%) |
| Concussion | 11 (46%) | 29 (41%) |
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 0 | 4 (6%) |
| Skull/facial fractures | 3 (12%) | 12 (17%) |
| Spinal injuries [n (%) snowboarders] | 6 [3 (50%)] | 28 [9 (32%)] |
| Cervical spine fractures | 1 (17%) | 5 (18%) |
| Thoracic spine fractures | 3 (50%) | 10 (36%) |
| Lumbar spine fractures | 2 (33%) | 13 (46%) |
| Thoracoabdominal injuries [n (%) snowboarders] | 7 [6 (86%)] | 21 [7 (33%)] |
| Solid organ injuries (spleen/liver) | 2 (29%) | 4 (19%) |
| Rib fractures | 3 (43%) | 10 (48%) |
| Pneumothorax/hemothorax/pulmonary contusion | 1 (14%) | 6 (28%) |
| Other (mesenteric artery avulsion) | 1 (14%) | 1 (5%) |