Hand injury in Boxing

Injury and injury rates in Muay Thai kick boxing.

OBJECTIVE To determine the type and number of injuries that occur during the training and practice of Muay Thai kick boxing and to compare the data obtained with those from previous studies of karate and taekwondo. METHODS One to one interviews using a standard questionnaire on injuries incurred during training and practice of Muay Thai kick boxing were conducted at various gyms and competiti...

Boxing injury: rupture of spleen in infectious mononucleosis.

Biomechanics of Head Injury in Olympic Taekwondo and Boxing

OBJECTIVE The purpose was to examine differences between taekwondo kicks and boxing punches in resultant linear head acceleration (RLA), head injury criterion (HIC15), peak head velocity, and peak foot and fist velocities. Data from two existing publications on boxing punches and taekwondo kicks were compared. METHODS For taekwondo head impacts a Hybrid II Crash Dummy (Hybrid II) head was ins...

[Brain injuries in boxing].

Fatal head injury from boxing: a case report from Greece.

The case is described of a fatal injury to a young amateur boxer. The number of deaths from boxing have decreased in recent years. However, new rules devised to promote safety, such as limitation of the number of rounds, mandatory use of safety head guards, and better medical control during the match, seem to be of limited value in preventing severe head injuries from boxing.