Does wearing a wrist guard affect the site of wrist fracture in snow sports?

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    Abstract

    The aim of this study was to determine if wearing a wrist guard in snowsports impacted on fracture site in the wrist. Participants presenting to two Australian resort medical centres with wrist fractures for one month in peak season 2010 were invited to participate. Differences between the mean distance ratio of the fracture site in the wrist were determined between the guard wearing and non-guard wearing populations using analysis of variance.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Sports Technology, APCST 2013; Hong Kong
    EditorsK.M Chan, Aleksandar Subic, Franz Fuss, Patrick Clifton
    Place of PublicationHong Kong
    PublisherElsevier
    Pages238-242
    Number of pages5
    Volume60
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    Event6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Sports Technology, APCST 2013 - , Hong Kong
    Duration: 18 Sept 201330 Sept 2013

    Publication series

    NameProcedia Engineering
    PublisherElsevier
    Volume60
    ISSN (Print)1877-7058

    Conference

    Conference6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Sports Technology, APCST 2013
    Country/TerritoryHong Kong
    Period18/09/1330/09/13

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