Load Analysis of Kitesurfing Jumps: Is Kite Position Rather Than Jump Height More Crucial for Landing Impact Protection?
High mechanical loading during kitesurfing, especially with the aggressive freestyle riding style and failed kiteloop maneuvers, may be the cause of acute and overuse sports injuries and need to be considered in the future development of prevention concepts.
Authors
- Thomas Tischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3942-0235)
- Christoph Lutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6349-7817)
- Stephen B. Simons
- Andrzej Jasina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2572-9239)
- Rainer Bader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9157-1858)
- Frank Sander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1545-9597)
- Sina Gräber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0586-7668)
- Xiping Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-0358)
- Parisa Pourostad
Institutions
- Zhejiang Normal University (CN)
- Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen (DE)
- University of Rostock (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251369017
- Primary Topic
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00