The epidemiology of injuries at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

作者：Stuart E. Willick, Nick Webborn, Carolyn A. Emery, Cheri A Blauwet, Pia Pit-Grosheide, Jaap Stomphorst, Peter Van de Vliet, Norma-Angelica Patino Marques, Josep Oriol Martínez-Ferrer, Esmè Jordaan, Wayne Elton Derman, Martin Peter Schwellnus · 发表于：British Journal of Sports Medicine · 年份：2013 · DOI：10.1136/bjsports-2013-092374 · 被引用次数：217 · 研究领域：Spinal Cord Injury Research、Sports injuries and prevention、Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

BACKGROUND: The characteristics and incidence of injuries at the Summer Paralympic Games have not previously been reported. A better understanding of injuries improves the medical care of athletes and informs future injury prevention strategies. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this prospective cohort study was to characterise the incidence and nature of injuries during the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games. METHODS: Injury information was obtained from two databases. One database was populated from medical encounter forms completed by providers at the time of assessment in one of the medical stations operated by the Organising Committee. The second database was populated daily with information provided by team medical personnel who completed a comprehensive, web-based injury survey. RESULTS: The overall injury incidence rate was 12.7 injuries/1000 athlete-days. Injury rates were similar in male and female athletes. The precompetition injury rates in women were higher than those in the competition period. Higher injury rates were found in older athletes and certain sports such as football 5-a-side (22.4 injuries/1000 athlete-days). Overall, 51.5% of injuries were new onset acute traumatic injuries. The most commonly injured region (percentage of all injuries) was the shoulder (17.7%), followed by the wrist/hand (11.4%), elbow (8.8%) and knee (7.9%). CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest and most comprehensive epidemiological report examining injuries in Paralympic athletes. Injury ra...