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Sportverletz Sportschaden 2020; 34(04): 217-226
DOI: 10.1055/a-1257-7676
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Injuries in female and male elite Korean rowing athletes: an epidemiological study

Verletzungen bei führenden weiblichen und männlichen Ruderathleten: Eine epidemiologische Studie
Hyun Chul Kim
1   Department of Medicine and Science, Korean Olympic Committee, South Korea
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Ki Jun Park
2   Department of Special Education, Dankook University
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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the patterns of injury associated with training activities in elite South Korean rowing athletes training for the Olympic Games. Data were prospectively collected between 2010 and 2019 at the Korea National Training Center in South Korea. Three sports medicine doctors assessed athletes, and the data were stratified according to sex, rowing style, weight class, site of injury, and severity of injury. The groups were compared using the c 2 test. The 95 % confidence interval with Poisson rates and exact Poisson test were used for comparison of rates. In total 514 injuries were recorded during the study period, with an average of 2.86 injuries per athlete annually; among these, over half (57.8 %) were mild injuries. Most injuries occurred in the lower extremities (42.0 %), followed by the trunk (30.2 %), the upper extremities (24.9 %), and the head and neck area (2.9 %). Weight class was significantly associated with severity of injury in all rowing athletes (p < 0.001), for both male and female rowing athletes (p = 0.006 and p = 0.014, respectively). Lightweight male athletes demonstrated higher incidence rate of injury than open-weight male athletes (p < 0.001). On the contrary, lightweight female athletes demonstrated lower incidence rates of injury than open-weight female athletes (p < 0.001). These findings on the incidence of training injuries and patterns based on rowing styles, sexes, and weight classes may elucidate the circumstances leading to injuries in elite Korean rowing athletes. Furthermore, these findings may contribute to the development of programs to enhance athletic performance and reduce the incidence of sports injuries.

Zusammenfassung

Diese Studie bestimmte die Verletzungsmuster bei führenden südkoreanischen Ruderathleten während des Trainings für die Olympischen Spiele. Prospektive Daten wurden zwischen 2010 und 2019 im koreanischen nationalen Trainingszentrum in Südkorea gesammelt. Drei Spezialisten für die Sportsmedizin haben die Athleten bewertet; die Daten wurden nach Geschlecht, Ruderstil, Gewichtsklasse, Verletzungsstelle und Verletzungsschwere stratifiziert. Die Gruppen wurden anhand des C2-Tests verglichen. Die Raten wurden anhand der Poisson-Raten mit 95 %-Vertrauensintervallen und dem exakten Test nach Poisson verglichen. Insgesamt 514 Verletzungen wurden während der Studienzeit aufgezeichnet mit einem jährlichen Mittelwert von 2,86 Verletzungen pro Athleten; mehr als die Hälfte davon (57,8 %) waren leichte Verletzungen. Der Reihe nach waren die meisten Verletzungen in den unteren Extremitäten (42,0 %), im Rumpf (30,2 %), in den oberen Extremitäten (24,9 %) und am Kopf oder Hals (2,9 %) lokalisiert. Die Gewichtsklasse wurde signifikant mit der Schwere der Verletzung assoziiert, sowohl bei allen Ruderern (p < 0,001) wie auch bei männlichen und weiblichen Ruderern (p = 0,006 bzw. p = 0,014). Die Verletzungsrate war größer bei männlichen Athleten in der Leichtgewichtsklasse als bei denen in der Offengewichtsklasse (p < 0,001). Bei weiblichen Athleten dagegen war die Verletzungsrate kleiner in der Leichtgewichtsklasse als in der Offengewichtsklasse (p < 0,001). Unsere Befunde weisen darauf hin, dass die Inzidenz und das Muster von Trainingsverletzungen vom Ruderstil, vom Geschlecht und von der Gewichtsklasse abhängen; sie verdeutlichen die Umstände, die Verletzungen bei diesen Athleten beeinflussen können. Darüber hinaus liefern unsere Ergebnisse einen Beitrag zur Entwicklung von Programmen zur Verbesserung der athletischen Leistungen und zur Reduzierung der Inzidenz von Sportverletzungen.

Key words

injury - rowing - athlete - injury incidence rates - olympic sports

Schlüsselwörter

Verletzungen - Rudern - Athlet - Unfallinzidenzraten - olympischer Sport


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