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INTRODUCTION Handball is a high-intensity sport with frequent physical contact between players. The physical demands are characterised by intermittent sprinting. Match play involves high-speed running forwards, backwards as well as sideways, plant and cutting movements, jumps, landings, turns, and repeated acceleration and deceleration movements. Most of the play in handball involves balancing on one or two legs while catching, bouncing (dribbling) or throwing the ball with one hand. With rough tackles and frequent body checking, there is an obvious risk of injuries in handball. The objective of this paper is to review the literature on handball injuries, presenting the data available on injury risk and the pattern of injury among handball players. In addition, information on the consequences of injury will be presented.