The Predictability of Sports Injuries. A Preliminary Report

Lysens, Roeland; Lefevre, Johan; Renson, Luc; Ostyn, Michel

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1025984

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“…of the material (injuries or players) and method (questionnaire or datasearch in clinics or in insurance companies) determines to a large extent the quality of the different conclusions. Generally, it is thought that sex, age, somatotype, and sports participation play an important role in the etiology of sports injuries (7,11,14). In these studies, other etiological factors have also been mentioned, but those factors (e.g., physical fitness, "injury proneness," tough mindedness) will not be described in this study.…”

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Pattern of Injury in Handball and Comparison of Injured Versus Noninjured Handball Players

Hoeberigs¹,

Galen²,

Philipsen³

1986

Int J Sports Med

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A questionnaire was sent to 300 members (at random) of the Dutch Handball Association (response: 76%) (1) to study the injuries involved in handball and the resulting medical attention and (2) to compare injured versus non-injured players with respect to sex, age, somatotype, and sports participation. Group A was defined as players taking part in handball only (62%); 38% also regularly took part in other sports (group B). The male/female ratio in group B was approximately 4 times larger than in group A. The results showed that 51% of all players sustained at least one injury during handball in 1 year. The ratio of injuries/all players in our study did not differ much from the level in a comparable Danish study, 0.82 and 0.71, respectively. Nearly 60% of all handball injuries were localized in the lower compared with only 30% in the upper extremities. A general practitioner was consulted in nearly 40% of the injuries. Within group A, relatively more males were injured and also more frequently compared with females. Injuries in females did not differ from all injuries with respect to localization and medical attention. After comparison of injured versus noninjured players, we conclude that the role of somatotype is not elucidated and that sex and the number of sports might play an important role in the etiology of handball injuries, whereas age is only of minor importance.

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Pattern of Injury in Handball and Comparison of Injured Versus Noninjured Handball Players

Hoeberigs¹,

Galen²,

Philipsen³

1986

Int J Sports Med

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“…However with the increase in sports participation a subsequent rise in the number of sports-related injuries has been shown (13,24). This has led to a growing interest in the study of sports injuries and recently particularly in their prevention (4,11,28). Thd method of data collection on sports injuries differs to a considerable degree frOm one study to another.…”

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Sports Injuries in a Large Urban Population: Occurrence and Epidemiological Aspects

Sandelin¹,

Santavirta²,

Lättilä³

et al. 1988

Int J Sports Med

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Most studies reporting on sports injuries have been investigations of specific types and locations in specific sports events and levels. This study aims at outlining the features of sports injuries in general regardless of type, severity, or treatment during 1 year among the adult population of the Greater Helsinki area (pop. 600,000). This study was carried out in cooperation with the Central Statistical Office, which in 1980 performed a nationwide survey aimed at outlining the incidence and features of accidents occurring in Finland. The actual data from this study concerning sports injuries in the Greater Helsinki area was broken down and further analyzed. During the actual time period under investigation, an estimated 40,380 acute sports injuries occurred in the area. Based on this estimate, the calculated occurrence of sports injuries was found to be 670 +/- 121/10,000 inhabitants. Sports injuries were found mainly among young people in their productive working years, though surprisingly low was the occurrence of injuries among women of 20-24 years of age. The majority of the injuries were of mild character, though 9% were classified as severe, and it was estimated on the basis of the data obtained from this study that some 4000 patients attended a casualty department in the area because of an injury sustained in sports, thus placing a considerable burden on these agencies. Distorsions formed with 65% the most common type of injury, and the application of an adhesive bandage was the commonest form of treatment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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A twelve month study of sports injuries in one Irish School

PhD

Watson

1996

I.J.M.S.

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A literature review suggested that both acute and overuse injuries were common in body contact sports. This hypothesis was tested on a group of 266 Irish adolescents in an investigation that examined the incidence of injury amongst these individuals over a twelve months period. The mean age of the subjects was:- males 14.3 +/- 0.85 years and females 14.1 +/- 0.90 years. The responses of the subjects to a questionnaire on their sporting involvement, training and sports injuries were analysed. A total of 230 injuries were incurred by the subjects during the twelve month period: 181 of these were to males. However, the number of injuries per hour of participation was similar in the two sexes. Subjects involved in body contact sports incurred the highest number of overuse injuries. The injury rate per 10,000 hours of participation was highest in badminton (70.85 injuries per 10,000 hours), gymnastics (68.18), rugby (59.77) and basketball (56.22). The rate of overuse injuries was high in swimming, badminton and athletics. The most common injuries was found to be common. The results of the study suggests that injury prevention programmes should be targeted to a wider range of sports, to females as well as to males, and that rehabilitation programmes need to be improved.

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The Predictability of Sports Injuries. A Preliminary Report

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Pattern of Injury in Handball and Comparison of Injured Versus Noninjured Handball Players

Pattern of Injury in Handball and Comparison of Injured Versus Noninjured Handball Players

Sports Injuries in a Large Urban Population: Occurrence and Epidemiological Aspects

A twelve month study of sports injuries in one Irish School

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