The Winter Olympics set off a new wave of ice and snow sports, but orthopaedic doctors are worried

Daily Business Daily News With the gradual progress of the competition schedule, the Beijing Winter Olympics has set off a wave of skiing fever. Many people want to incarnate “ice and snow wizards”, and they are eager to try ice and snow sports. However, since the opening of major ski resorts, the Orthopedic Clinic of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University has seen patients with ski injuries almost every day, and even surgery is required in severe cases.

Skiing with little sisters

As a result, they both entered the operating room.

A week before the Chinese New Year, 25-year-old Bingbing (pseudonym) and 26-year-old Xiaoxue (pseudonym) went to a ski resort in Zhejiang with some friends. Although it was the first time to come into contact with skiing, the two girls were very courageous. Not only did they not ask for a coach, but after a few activities, they put on skis and went to the ski resort to play.

At first, I was able to slide carefully and slowly, but later I felt that the skiing was not difficult, so I let go of the skiing. As a result, when Bingbing wanted to slow down and turn a corner, she fell directly to the ground with a sharp pain in her knee. Xiaoxue in the back was also nervous when she saw this, and her turning movements were not smooth, and she also fell to the ground.

The friend hurriedly called the snow field staff, and after a simple bandage was applied to the two, they were rushed to the first phase of the headquarters of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.

“Both of them suffered acute ligament injury on one side of the knee, and the knee was sore and swollen that they could not walk. One of them had severe torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament. Considering conservative treatment, they are all grade III tears and need surgical repair.” said Cai Youzhi, deputy chief physician of the orthopaedic department who received the treatment.

One week after the anti-swelling treatment, Cai Youzhi performed arthroscopic ligament repair minimally invasive surgery for them. On the first day after the operation, they could go down to the ground, but they still need further rehabilitation training, which will take about 3 to 6 months. normal exercise.

Most common knee injury

get ready to play

Cai Youzhi said that since the end of last year, it is not uncommon for patients to be injured due to skiing falls. At most, five patients were treated in a row in one day: “Most of them are mild injuries, but there are also many who need surgery, basically skiing. Novice or someone with a little skiing experience.”

According to Professor Hu Yihe, director of the Department of Orthopedics at the First Hospital of Zhejiang University, knee injuries are the most common in mass skiing. When skiing, everyone wears a lot of upper body and is not directly stressed. The knee joint is often the first stress point and the first injury site. If you do not do warm-up exercises, if you make a sharp turn or fall and trip during the skiing process, the knee may be instantly subjected to a huge impact force, resulting in valgus or rotation, resulting in injury to the ligaments connecting the joints. If the injury is not done in time Stopping and continuing to slide can lead to more severe ligament damage and tearing.

In addition to the most common knee injuries, other common ski injuries include ankle, wrist, and shoulder injuries. Especially for beginners, it is easy to instinctively support the ground with hands when slipping, and wrist joints are prone to occur. Damaged or even broken wrist.

The two experts suggested that no matter the “ice and snow master” or the “ice and snow novice”, they must do a good warm-up exercise before exercising, especially for the wrist, knee, ankle, etc., the warm-up time is not less than 15 minutes, to help The body adapts to the next exercise as quickly as possible. If the ski run or skating rink is crowded, it is recommended not to exercise to avoid bumping others or getting bumped.

In the event of a fall, if there is severe pain in the injured area, don’t panic, stop exercising immediately, seek help from people around you, and stay away from the slide to avoid tripping or re-injuring others. Try not to move the injured part as much as possible, use the tools at hand to simply and temporarily tie the injured part to fix it, and apply ice. Dial 120 in time for emergency treatment or seek medical attention nearby, and professional medical personnel will conduct professional medical treatment.