Upper limb injuries in mixed martial arts

Autor: Fares, Mohamad Y., Baydoun, Hasan, Elhassan, Bassem, Abboud, Joseph A.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Physician and Sportsmedicine. :1-8
ISSN: 2326-3660
0091-3847
DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2022.2123257
Popis: Mixed-Martial-Arts(MMA) is a worldwide growing sport that incorporates different fighting styles and disciplines and is often associated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC) . The aim of this study is to explore the patterns and trends of upper limb injuries in MMA. Ringside physician reports of the UFC fights between 2016 and 2019(inclusive) were extracted and screened from the Nevada State Athletic Commission(NSAC). The following variables were included: sex, weight division, injury mechanism, injury type, injury location, and type of finish. Injury rates were calculated and expressed per 100 athletic exposures (AE). An independent t-test, a one way analysis of variance(ANOVA), and a Joinpoint regression analysis were conducted to explore any significant differences or trends among variables. P-values
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