Injuries of wrestling

Lok, Veli; Yücetürk, G.

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“…Shoulder injury rates have ranged from 12.7% 15 to 29%. 17 Previous studies have found the most commonly injured areas to be the spine and trunk, 25 head and neck, 8,15,26 knee, 9,14,27,31 lower extremity, 29 and upper extremity. 17,18 The lack of a consensus among these reports is due in part to the variable methods of grouping injuries in associated anatomic regions.…”

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A Prospective Study of High School Wrestling Injuries

2000

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We performed a prospective study to evaluate injury patterns in a large population of high school wrestlers during one season. Preseason screening was performed on 458 male wrestlers from 14 different high schools. Certified athletic trainers submitted detailed weekly team and individual injury reports. There were 219 injuries in 418 wrestlers followed throughout the season for an overall injury incidence of 52 injuries per 100 wrestlers per season and an injury rate of 6.0 injuries per 1,000 exposures. The most commonly injured areas were the shoulder (24%) and knee (17%). Injured wrestlers were an average of 5 months older and had a 32% higher experience level than noninjured wrestlers. Wrestlers with ligamentous laxity suffered fewer shoulder injuries than the other wrestlers. The majority of injuries occurred in practice (63%), although the injury rate was higher in match competitions. Sixty-eight percent of practice injuries occurred during hard wrestling, 23% during drills, and 9% during conditioning. The most common wrestling situation resulting in injury was the takedown position (68%). Our results show that the older and more experienced wrestler may be at greater risk of injury. Hard wrestling during practice and the takedown position resulted in the highest occurrence of injury.

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A Prospective Study of High School Wrestling Injuries

2000

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“…6,7 Others have reviewed injuries of age groups other than college, or injuries occurring during specific competitions or training camps. [1][2][3][4] There are no previous studies involving many institutions over a long period of time, which would decrease the chance that a single year with an unusually high number of injuries would influence the results. Previous authors have noted a high rate of injuries in wrestling, 1, 2, 6, 9 although most are not serious.…”

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“…Previous authors have noted a high rate of injuries in wrestling, 1, 2, 6, 9 although most are not serious. 3,4,6,9 A wide variety of injuries has been described. 1 To our knowledge, there has not been a comparison of injury rates in collegiate wrestling with other collegiate sports.…”

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Injuries in Collegiate Wrestling

Jarret

Orwin²,

Dick³

1998

Am J Sports Med

103

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We evaluated the data of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System on collegiate wrestling with a focus on musculoskeletal injuries. Over 800,000 athlete-exposures during an 11-year period compose these data. Findings particular to wrestling and a comparison with other collegiate sports are included. Collegiate wrestling had a relatively high rate of injury at 9.6 injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures. It was second to spring football in total injury rate. Most injuries in this study were not serious, with 6.3% resulting in surgery and 37.6% resulting in a week or more off from wrestling. There was only one catastrophic, nonfatal injury. The knee, shoulder, and ankle were the most commonly injured regions, and injuries to them were often the more serious. Sprains, strains, and contusions were the most common injury types. Takedowns and sparring were the most common activities at the time of injury. Mechanism of injury was evaluated; rotation about a planted foot and contact with environmental objects were identified as areas needing further attention. Illegal action accounted for only 4.6% of injuries in competition. Competition had a significantly higher injury rate than practice, but the injury profiles of these two areas showed both to be equally important. The preseason and regular season had higher injury rates than the postseason, but, again, the injury profiles of these periods were similar. Injury percentages were similar among the 10 weight classes.

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“…Although reported injury rates are high, 3,4,19 it is remarkable that milder injuries tend to predominate. 2,4-6,11,15 In Jarrett and colleagues’ 4 1998 study of over 800,000 athlete-exposures in the National Collegiate Athletic Association during an 11-year period, the authors noted that only 6.3% of injuries resulted in surgery. Similarly, Pasque and Hewett 12 reported that only 6% of injured high school wrestlers required in-season surgery.…”

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Grappling With Injury

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2024

Am J Sports Med

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Injuries of wrestling

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A Prospective Study of High School Wrestling Injuries

A Prospective Study of High School Wrestling Injuries

Injuries in Collegiate Wrestling

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