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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2025; 29(04): 650-660
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806724
Review Article

New Olympic Sports: Surfing and Skateboarding

Aakanksha Agarwal
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
,
Suvinay Saxena
2   Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Dyan V. Flores 
3   Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
4   Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
5   Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Abstract

Surfing and skateboarding were primarily recreational sports before being thrust in the limelight of competition that culminated in their inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With their immense growth came increased propensity for musculoskeletal damage due to the performance of often aggressive airborne maneuvers. Direct trauma is the most common mechanism of injury in both sports. In surfing, the lower limbs are more often injured than the upper limbs, preferentially the rear extremities. Knee injuries like sprains, dislocations, and meniscal tears predominate. Contrary to surfing, skateboarding afflicts the upper extremities more than the lower extremities. Wrist and forearm trauma account for greater than half of all skateboarding injuries due to the participant falling on an outstretched arm. These sports will continue to grow in popularity, and knowing the common injury patterns can aid the radiologist in relevant and meaningful radiologic reporting and interpretation.

Keywords

surfing - skateboarding - sports injuries - imaging - injury mechanism


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