Female boxing in Italy: 2002-2007 report
| Autor: | Massimiliano, Bianco, Bianco, Massimiliano, Nicola, Sanna, Sanna, Nicola, Sante, Bucari, Bucari, Sante, Carmela, Fabiano, Fabiano, Carmela, Vincenzo, Palmieri, V, Palmieri, Paolo, Zeppilli, Zeppilli, Paolo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Longitudinal study Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty injury prevention women in sport Poison control Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Physical examination Eye injuries Young Adult Concussion gender issues medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Prospective cohort study Physical Examination medicine.diagnostic_test exercise business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Boxing medicine.disease Surgery Settore M-EDF/01 - METODI E DIDATTICHE DELLE ATTIVITÀ MOTORIE Italy Athletic Injuries Female business Epidemiologic Methods contact sport |
| Popis: | Objective To collect medical data on women9s boxing. Design Cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Setting Medical examinations requested by Italian laws. Participants A retrospective study was conducted on all female boxing competitions in Italy from April 2001 to December 2007. Sixty-one amateur female boxers were evaluated longitudinally. Interventions (1) Retrospective study: All pre-/postmatch medical reports were analysed. (2) Prospective study: Breast, gynaecologic, brain, eyes, ear, nose and throat examinations were carried out. Main outcome measurements (1) Retrospective study: Any injury assessed before/after the match. (2) Prospective study: Health problems which could be related to boxing activity. Results (1) Retrospective study: Data from 5600 examinations were collected. Precompetition, a medical problem was recorded in three athletes (one conjunctiva hyperemia, one zygomatic bruise, one eyelid haematoma). Post competition, 51/2800 medical checks showed mild common injuries, such as soft tissue facial lesions, epistaxis and hand-wrist problems. Only one concussion was recorded with hospitalisation (for a thorough evaluation). Another athlete was hospitalised for a nasal fracture. (2) Prospective study: Two fibroadenomas, three ovarian cysts and one intramural uterine myoma were diagnosed. In four boxers, non-specific electroencephalographic abnormalities were detected, however, with a normal brain MRI in three (the fourth is still waiting for the radiologic procedure). Nasal septum deviation was common (42.6%) and a transmissive hypoacusia was observed in two athletes. No major eye injuries were reported. Conclusions Female boxing seems to be a safe sport with a very low incidence of events requiring hospitalisation. No specific diseases in female boxers could be observed, in particular regarding the breast and reproductive system. |
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