Sports injuries in team handball - a one-year prospective study of sixteen men's senior teams of a superior nonprofessional level
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Sportverletzungen im Handballspiel - eine einjaehrige Untersuchung an 16 Amateurmannschaften der Maenner-Seniorenklasse in der Regionalliga |
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Autor: | Seil, R.; Rupp, S.; Tempelhof, S.; Kohn, D. |
Erschienen in: | The American journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 26 (1998), 5, S. 681-687, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0363-5465, 1552-3365 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199810305021 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
One hundred eighty-six players of 16 teams in 2 male team handball senior divisions were observed prospectively for 1 season to study the injury incidence in relation to exposure in games and practices. Ninety-one injuries were recorded. Injury incidence was evaluated at 2.5 injuries per 1000 player-hours, with a significantly higher incidence in game injuries (14.3 injuries per 1000 game-hours) compared with practice injuries (0.6 injuries per 1000 practice-hours). Practice injury incidence was higher in the lower performance level group, and game injury incidence was higher in the high-level group. The upper extremity was involved in 37% of the injuries, and the lower extremity in 54%. The knee was the most commonly injured joint, followed by the finger, ankle, and shoulder. Knee injuries were the most severe injuries, and they were more frequent in high-level players. There was an increase in the severity of injury with respect to performance level. The injury mechanism revealed a high number of offensive injuries, one-third of them occurring during a counterattack. The injury pattern showed certain variations with respect to player position and performance level. Prophylactic equipment was used by a majority of players at the higher performance level. Verf.-Referat