Injury Incidence Rates and Profiles in Elite Taekwondo during Competition and Training

Autor: Philipp Schuster, Alexander Karl Wolpert, Hermann Josef Bail, Markus Geßlein, Johannes Rüther, Werner Krutsch
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sports Medicine. 41:54-58
ISSN: 1439-3964
0172-4622
DOI: 10.1055/a-1021-1776
Popis: This study aimed to investigate exposure adjusted injury incidence rates and profiles associated with training and competition in an elite taekwondo athlete population. 82 athletes were investigated for injuries over a period of 5 years. Individual fight time exposure for training and competition was recorded. The type and location of the injuries were classified and exposure-adjusted injury incidence rates (IIR) were calculated per 1000 h for training and competition. 66 athletes with a mean age of 19.3±4.2 years and 172 injuries were included in the final data assessment. The exposure adjusted IIR was significantly higher during competition (p
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