Incidence of injury in young handball players during national competition: A 6-year survey.
Journal
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
ISSN: 1436-2023
Titre abrégé: J Orthop Sci
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 9604934
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
22
03
2019
revised:
02
06
2019
accepted:
12
06
2019
pubmed:
8
7
2019
medline:
1
1
2021
entrez:
8
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
An updated injury surveillance of young handball players is needed because of the increased risk of injury in recent handball games with increased intensity. This study examined acute injuries in young handball players during games. We retrospectively assessed the injuries occurring during 6 national competitions, including 550 games from 2013 to 2018, held in March of each year. All players were 13 or 14 years old. In total, 169 injuries were reported. The number of match injuries per 1000 player hours was 26.5. The injury incidence in boys was higher than that in girls (p = 0.001). No significant differences were found in injury incidence according to the position and date during the tournament (p = 0.108 and 0.483, respectively). Of all injuries, 43.2% were in the lower extremities and 20.7% affected the upper extremities. Most injuries occurred in the head/face (n = 53, 31.4%), followed by the ankle/foot (n = 41, 24.3%), knee (n = 23, 13.6%), and wrist/hand (n = 22, 13%). The most common injury type was sprain (n = 64, 37.9%), followed by contusion (n = 50, 30.0%) and wound (n = 35, 20.7%). In field players, ankle sprain was the most frequent diagnosis, followed by head/face wound and contusion. In contrast, contusion was the main cause of injury in goalkeepers, followed by wound on the head/face. Preventive measures focussing on sprains in the lower extremity and improved skill in ball-handling technique should be considered to prevent head/face and wrist/hand injuries, especially in boys. Retrospective cohort study.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
An updated injury surveillance of young handball players is needed because of the increased risk of injury in recent handball games with increased intensity. This study examined acute injuries in young handball players during games.
METHODS
METHODS
We retrospectively assessed the injuries occurring during 6 national competitions, including 550 games from 2013 to 2018, held in March of each year. All players were 13 or 14 years old.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In total, 169 injuries were reported. The number of match injuries per 1000 player hours was 26.5. The injury incidence in boys was higher than that in girls (p = 0.001). No significant differences were found in injury incidence according to the position and date during the tournament (p = 0.108 and 0.483, respectively). Of all injuries, 43.2% were in the lower extremities and 20.7% affected the upper extremities. Most injuries occurred in the head/face (n = 53, 31.4%), followed by the ankle/foot (n = 41, 24.3%), knee (n = 23, 13.6%), and wrist/hand (n = 22, 13%). The most common injury type was sprain (n = 64, 37.9%), followed by contusion (n = 50, 30.0%) and wound (n = 35, 20.7%). In field players, ankle sprain was the most frequent diagnosis, followed by head/face wound and contusion. In contrast, contusion was the main cause of injury in goalkeepers, followed by wound on the head/face.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Preventive measures focussing on sprains in the lower extremity and improved skill in ball-handling technique should be considered to prevent head/face and wrist/hand injuries, especially in boys.
STUDY DESIGN
METHODS
Retrospective cohort study.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31279496
pii: S0949-2658(19)30195-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2019.06.011
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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