Citation

Birkhölzer W, Kirschner P, Schweikert CH. Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 1979; 104(10): 345-347.

Vernacular Title

Rollbrett--gefährliches Spielzeug?

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0028-1103909

PMID

428326

Abstract

Eighteen persons (average age 12.4 years) with injuries from skateboard accidents were admitted between 1 March to 5 June, 1977--4.4% of all accidents and 7.5% of all sports accidents treated during this interval. These kinds of accidents are now in fourth place as to frequency, after accidents during play (81), bicycling (45), football [soccer] (35) and motorcycling (28). To avoid skateboard accidents attention must be paid to technically high-grade equipment, reasonable skill and training, and restriction of skateboarding to enclosed areas, as well as protective clothing.

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