Careful evaluation for scaphoid fracture and various forms of dissociation of the carpals should be made with careful attention to a full x-ray wrist series. Sixty-five percent of wrist injuries with snowboarding are fractures. Wrist supports may help prevent these injuries. Snowboarders have a higher proportion of ankle injuries, but a lower proportion of knee injury compared to alpine skiers. This is primarily the result of less ankle support in snowboarding boots.
Torsion is decreased because the feet remain in contact with the board when the snowboarder falls.
Fractures of the lateral process off the talus are sometimes called snowboarder's fracture. It occurs in snowboarders three times as often as the general population. The mechanism is often dorsiflexion of the ankle and inversion of the hindfoot. There is a decreased risk with the use of soft boots. Although knee injury is not as common compared to alpine skiing, ACL tears and MCL tears can still occur.