Mechanism of injury, fracture classification and time to ORIF in skiers compared with snowboarders
| Skiers (n=109) | Snowboarders (n=10) | p Value | |
| Mechanism of injury | <0.001 | ||
| Collision | 18 (16.5%) | 5 (50.0%) | |
| Jump or terrain park | 1 (0.9%) | 4 (40.0%) | |
| Twisting or tumbling | 46 (42.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Fall, unknown mechanism | 44 (40.4%) | 1 (10.0%) | |
| Schatzker classification* | 0.75 | ||
| Low energy (I–III) | 67 (60.9%) | 6 (54.6%) | |
| High energy (IV–VI) | 43 (39.1%) | 5 (45.5%) | |
| AO/OTA classification* | 0.40 | ||
| B1 | 3 (2.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
| B2 | 4 (3.6%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
| B3 | 64 (58.2%) | 7 (63.6%) | |
| C1 | 9 (8.2%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
| C2 | 5 (4.6%) | 0 (0%) | |
| C3 | 25 (22.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
| Time to ORIF | 0.22 | ||
| Immediate | 87 (79.8%) | 6 (60.0%) | |
| Delayed | 22 (20.2%) | 4 (40.0%) |
*Two people had bilateral fractures (n=121).
Significant p values (p<0.05) are displayed in bold.
ORIF, open reduction internal fixation.