TABLE 3.
Skateboarding Obstacles on Which Injuries Occurreda
| Sex | Age | Experience | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obstacle | Male | Female | <18 y | ≥18 y | <3 y | ≥3 y | Total |
| Gap or stairs | 63 (22.6) | 20 (45.5) | 49 (28.3) | 34 (22.7) | 46 (24.7) | 37 (27.0) | 83 (25.7) |
| Ramp | 63 (22.6) | 13 (29.5) | 32 (18.5) | 44 (29.3) | 40 (21.5) | 36 (26.3) | 76 (23.5) |
| Flat | 43 (15.4) | 6 (13.6) | 31 (17.9) | 18 (12.0) | 32 (17.2) | 17 (12.4) | 49 (15.2) |
| Ledge | 44 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (12.1) | 23 (15.3) | 26 (14.0) | 18 (13.1) | 44 (13.6) |
| Bank | 10 (3.6) | 1 (2.3) | 8 (4.6) | 3 (2.0) | 8 (4.3) | 3 (2.2) | 11 (3.4) |
| Pyramid | 11 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.9) | 6 (4.0) | 3 (1.6) | 8 (5.8) | 11 (3.4) |
| Hubba | 5 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.7) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (1.6) | 2 (1.5) | 5 (1.5) |
| Rail | 7 (2.5) | 1 (2.3) | 4 (2.3) | 4 (2.7) | 3 (1.6) | 5 (3.6) | 8 (2.5) |
| Rail down | 7 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.2) |
| Manual pad | 2 (0.7) | 1 (2.3) | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.9) |
| Otherb | 24 (8.6) | 2 (4.5) | 10 (5.8) | 16 (10.7) | 15 (8.1) | 11 (8.0) | 26 (8.0) |
| Totalc | 279 (86.3) | 44 (13.6) | 173 (53.6) | 150 (46.4) | 186 (57.6) | 137 (42.4) | 323 (100.0) |
aData are reported as n (%).
bIncluded other urban furniture (n = 15), downhill (n = 6), and car accidents (n = 3).
cExpressed as percentage of the whole population (n = 323).