Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Australia is one of the largest surfing nations with over 10% of the population participating; yet there is a paucity of literature analysing the injuries from surfing participation, particularly injuries requiring orthopaedic care. This study retrospectively analyses surfing injuries presenting to a tertiary hospital Emergency Department over a ten-year period with aims of quantifying surfing injuries and investigating injury characteristics requiring orthopaedic input.
METHODS: A retrospective clinical audit of presentations to Gold Coast Public Hospital Emergency Departments over a ten-year period was conducted using electronic hospital databases. Broad search teams were used to identify presentations, followed by exclusion based on relevance. Subsequent analysis of data was performed to investigate patient demographics and injury characteristics.
RESULTS: A total of 2680 surfing related injury presentations were analysed. The median age was 30 years (range 2-77), with 455 females (17%) and 2225 males (83%). Lacerations were the most common injury type (37.9%), followed by ligament injury (21.3%), fractures (12.2%), and contusions (11.4%). The most common areas for lacerations were head/face (59.2%), lower limb (30%), and upper limb (26.5%). Dislocation rate was 4.9%, with shoulder dislocation (76.5%), and patella dislocation (12.1%) being the most common types. 1512 presentations (56.4%) required orthopaedic management. 93.5% did not require admission and were discharged.
CONCLUSIONS: Over half (56.4%) of surfing injuries were orthopaedic in nature; requiring orthopaedic advice or management. Lacerations, ligament injury, fractures and dislocations were the most commonly managed injuries. This emphasises the importance of understanding the prevalence and characteristics of surfing injuries for an orthopaedic service.
METHODS: A retrospective clinical audit of presentations to Gold Coast Public Hospital Emergency Departments over a ten-year period was conducted using electronic hospital databases. Broad search teams were used to identify presentations, followed by exclusion based on relevance. Subsequent analysis of data was performed to investigate patient demographics and injury characteristics.
RESULTS: A total of 2680 surfing related injury presentations were analysed. The median age was 30 years (range 2-77), with 455 females (17%) and 2225 males (83%). Lacerations were the most common injury type (37.9%), followed by ligament injury (21.3%), fractures (12.2%), and contusions (11.4%). The most common areas for lacerations were head/face (59.2%), lower limb (30%), and upper limb (26.5%). Dislocation rate was 4.9%, with shoulder dislocation (76.5%), and patella dislocation (12.1%) being the most common types. 1512 presentations (56.4%) required orthopaedic management. 93.5% did not require admission and were discharged.
CONCLUSIONS: Over half (56.4%) of surfing injuries were orthopaedic in nature; requiring orthopaedic advice or management. Lacerations, ligament injury, fractures and dislocations were the most commonly managed injuries. This emphasises the importance of understanding the prevalence and characteristics of surfing injuries for an orthopaedic service.
摘要：
背景：澳大利亚是最大的冲浪国家之一，超过10％的人口参与；然而，很少有文献分析冲浪参与造成的伤害，特别是需要骨科护理的损伤。这项研究回顾性分析了十年来三级医院急诊科出现的冲浪损伤，目的是量化冲浪损伤并调查需要骨科输入的损伤特征。
方法：使用电子医院数据库对黄金海岸公立医院急诊科的报告进行了十年的回顾性临床审核。广泛的搜索团队被用来识别演示文稿，其次是基于相关性的排除。随后进行数据分析以调查患者的人口统计学和损伤特征。
结果：共分析了2680例冲浪相关的损伤表现。中位年龄为30岁（范围2-77岁），其中女性455人(17%)，男性2225人(83%)。撕裂伤是最常见的损伤类型（37.9%），其次是韧带损伤（21.3%），骨折（12.2%），挫伤(11.4%)。最常见的撕裂部位是头/脸(59.2%),下肢（30%），和上肢（26.5%）。脱位率为4.9%,肩关节脱位（76.5%），髌骨脱位(12.1%)是最常见的类型。1512个演示文稿（56.4％）需要骨科管理。93.5%不需要入院并出院。
结论：超过一半（56.4%）的冲浪损伤是骨科性质的，需要骨科的建议或管理。撕裂伤,韧带损伤,骨折和脱位是最常见的处理损伤.这强调了了解骨科服务冲浪伤害的普遍性和特征的重要性。
方法：使用电子医院数据库对黄金海岸公立医院急诊科的报告进行了十年的回顾性临床审核。广泛的搜索团队被用来识别演示文稿，其次是基于相关性的排除。随后进行数据分析以调查患者的人口统计学和损伤特征。
结果：共分析了2680例冲浪相关的损伤表现。中位年龄为30岁（范围2-77岁），其中女性455人(17%)，男性2225人(83%)。撕裂伤是最常见的损伤类型（37.9%），其次是韧带损伤（21.3%），骨折（12.2%），挫伤(11.4%)。最常见的撕裂部位是头/脸(59.2%),下肢（30%），和上肢（26.5%）。脱位率为4.9%,肩关节脱位（76.5%），髌骨脱位(12.1%)是最常见的类型。1512个演示文稿（56.4％）需要骨科管理。93.5%不需要入院并出院。
结论：超过一半（56.4%）的冲浪损伤是骨科性质的，需要骨科的建议或管理。撕裂伤,韧带损伤,骨折和脱位是最常见的处理损伤.这强调了了解骨科服务冲浪伤害的普遍性和特征的重要性。
