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Willick, Stuart E.
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Cushman, Daniel
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Blauwet, Cheri A.
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Emery, Carolyn
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Webborn, Nick
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Derman, Wayne
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Schwellnus, Martin Peter
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Stomphorst, Jaap
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Van de Vliet, Peter
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-12-14T10:09:45Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-10 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Sport injury epidemiology has received increased recognition
as a field of sport medicine research that can
improve the health and safety of athletes. Injuries among
Paralympic powerlifters have not previously been systematically
studied. The purpose of this prospective
cohort study was to characterize injuries among
Paralympic powerlifters. Athletes competing in the sport
of powerlifting were followed over the 7-day competition
period of the 2012 London Paralympic Games. The main
outcome measurements were injury incidence rate (IR;
number of injuries per 1000 athlete-days) and injury incidence
proportion (IP; injuries per 100 athletes). A total of
38 injuries among 163 powerlifters were documented.
The overall IR was 33.3 injuries/1000 athlete-days (95%
CI 24.0–42.6) and the overall IP was 23.3 injuries per 100
athletes (95% CI 16.8–29.8). The majority of injuries
were chronic overuse injuries (61%). The most commonly
injured anatomical region was the shoulder/clavicle (32%
of all injuries), followed by the chest (13%) and elbow
(13%). The information obtained in this study opens the
door for future study into the mechanisms and details of
injuries into powerlifters with physical impairments. |
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dc.description.department |
Sports Medicine |
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dc.description.embargo |
2017-10-31 |
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hb2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The authors also wish to thank Acer for donating 20 tablet computers utilized as an incentive to team physicians for study participation. This study was approved and supported by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). |
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dc.description.uri |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1600-0838 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Willick, SE, Cushman, DM, Blauwet, CA, Emery, C, Webborn, N, Derman, W, Schwellnus, M, Stomphorst, J & Van de Vliet, P 2016, 'The epidemiology of injuries in powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games : an analysis of 1411 athlete-days', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 1233-1238. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0905-7188 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1600-0838 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1111/sms.12554 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58401 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.rights |
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : The epidemiology of injuries in powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games: An analysis of 1411 athlete-days, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 1233-1238, 2016. doi : 10.1111/sms.12554. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1600-0838. |
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dc.subject |
Epidemiology of injuries |
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dc.subject |
London 2012 Paralympic Games |
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dc.subject |
Sport medicine research |
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dc.subject |
Health and safety |
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dc.subject |
Athletes |
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dc.title |
The epidemiology of injuries in powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games : an analysis of 1411 athlete-days |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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