Incidence of injury in young handball players during national competition: A 6-year survey

Preseason Clinical Shoulder Test Results and Shoulder Injury Rate in Adolescent Elite Handball Players: A Prospective Study

“…The injury rates reported in adolescent handball are similar to those reported in adults, with reported injury rates between 8.3 and 156.0 injuries/1,000 match hours and between 0.6 and 3.7 injuries/1,000 training hours (39,65,66,72,73,75,79,(88)(89)(90)(91)(92). One study stands out in terms of injury rates, where 156 injuries/1,000 match hours was reported.…”

“…To the best of my knowledge, only four studies have investigated sex-related difference injury rates in adolescent players (73,88,91,92 Notably, most of the incidence rates in the studies in adolescent handball are reported using different registration methods and injury definitions, and also different populations of handball players and a different range of follow-up time and period during the handball season, as well as different time eras (ranging from 1982-2019) which potentially result in the widely different incidence and prevalence estimates.…”

“…The most frequently reported injuries in adolescent handball are traumatic lower limb injuries, e.g. ankle, thigh and knee injuries, and hand/finger injuries (65,66,72,73,79,89,90,92,93,94) and overuse injuries in the shoulder and lower leg (72,90,93). An overview of injury distribution in adolescent handball is presented in Table 2.…”

Injury Profile of Male and Female Senior and Youth Handball Players: A Systematic Review

“…The selected 15 studies resulted in 33 cohorts, as nine studies had more than one group. Eleven studies were carried out with senior male handball players [1,3,19,20,22,23,30,[38][39][40][41], five with senior female handball players [3,22,30,39,42], five with youth male handball players [3,20,21,31,40], and four with youth female handball players [3,21,31,43]. These studies were carried out between 1999 and 2019 and comprised a total of 12,687 participants, divided as follows: 3516 senior male handball players, 952 senior female handball players, 4330 youth male handball players and 3889 youth female handball players.…”

“…Regarding this, previous studies have shown that training and match loads in terms of distance covered at high intensities are greater in male players compared to female ones [28] and between senior and youth [29] handball players; thus, these variables should be investigated within the analysis of the injury profile in cohort studies. In this sense, several epidemiological studies have focused on senior male and female players [3,19,22,30], and others on youth male and female handball players [3,20,21,31]. However, despite the key effect of gender and age on injuries in team sports [32][33][34][35], to date, no systematic reviews have been carried out to expand the knowledge about the injury profile (considering injury incidence, location, severity and type) in handball players.…”