Boxing injury epidemiology in the Great Britain team: a 5-year surveillance study of medically diagnosed injury incidence and outcome

Loosemore, Michael; Lightfoot, Joseph Barber; Palmer-Green, Deborah S.; Gatt, Ian; Bilzon, James L. J.; Beardsley, Chris

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094755

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“…Other skin diseases were acne, seborrheic dermatitis, burn/scald accidental injury, scabies, fungal infection and palmoplantar keratoderma. The findings are consistent with the study conducted by Masqoor et al [1] and Sarwar et al [5].…”

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“…More over in this study almost all workers are belong to low socio-economics class, they have limited excess to healthcare, lack of sufficient health education. All these factors produce a cumulative affect to their health which can be prevented by providing improved work place, protective means, health education, adequate health services and improving professional skills [5].…”

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“…The hand and wrist have previously been identified as locations that have a high risk of injury in amateur boxers 16,33 but not professional boxers. 4 This investigation adds to our current understanding of hand and wrist injury in elite amateur boxers, by demonstrating that carpometacarpal instability and finger metacarpophalangeal joint extensor hood and capsule also known as "boxer's knuckle" injuries were the most common injury diagnoses.…”

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“…Injuries during both amateur and professional boxing have been documented in many previous investigations, [2][3][4]16,25,33,35,36 but most attention has been paid to head and neurodegenerative injuries and conditions as a result of boxing. 15 A recent 5-year prospective investigation of injuries in elite amateur boxing showed that injuries to the hand region were in fact the most frequent and also led to the most time lost from training and competition.…”

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Hand and Wrist Injuries in Elite Boxing

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The purpose of this investigation was to explore prospectively the nature and duration of hand and wrist injuries in training and competition in the Great Britain (GB) amateur boxing squad between 2005 and 2012. Longitudinal prospective injury surveillance of the GB boxing squad was performed from 2005 to 2012. The location, region affected, description, and the duration of each injury were recorded by the team doctor and team physiotherapist. We recorded whether the injury occurred during competition or training and also whether it was a new or a recurrent injury. The injury rate during competition was calculated as the number of injuries per 1000 hours. Finger carpometacarpal instability and finger metacarpophalangeal joint extensor hood and capsule sprain also known as "boxer's knuckle" injuries were significantly more common than other injury diagnoses. The number of injuries during training or competition was similar, which is remarkable given the far greater number of training hours than competition hours performed. Injury rate for hand and wrist injuries in competition was 347 injuries per 1000 hours, while the estimated injury rate in training was <0.5 injuries per 1000 hours. Carpometacarpal instability and boxer's knuckle were more common than any other kind of hand and wrist injury in this cohort of elite amateur boxers. The rate of hand and wrist injuries was higher in competition than in training. Our study highlights the importance of hand and wrist injury prevention in the competition environment.

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“…These forces are absorbed mainly on the knuckles and travel into the rest of the hand creating injuries at the hand-wrist region. Although the main injuries are ligament us sprains and tears, fractures have also been observed [5]. Management of these injuries using the correct objective criteria, linked to the current available technology is therefore important [2].…”

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