objectives the aim of this study was to obtain the epidemiology of this type of injury in tabriz imam reza hospital as a referral center in northwest of iran during 2009 to 2012. materials and methods one hundred bicycle-related patients during the three years were entered in this descriptive cross-sectional study. patient’s demographics, place and time of crash, mechanism of trauma, helmet and...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of neuromuscular training in reducing the rate of acute knee injury in adolescent female football players. DESIGN Stratified cluster randomised controlled trial with clubs as the unit of randomisation. SETTING 230 Swedish football clubs (121 in the intervention group, 109 in the control group) were followed for one season (2009, seven months). PARTI...

BACKGROUND Groin injuries are troublesome in men's and women's football. AIM To review the literature on the epidemiology of groin injury in senior football and compare injury occurrence between sexes. METHODS Studies were identified through a search of PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and Web of Science, in the reference lists of the selected articles and the authors' bibliographies. The number of i...

BACKGROUND While head injuries and concussions are major concerns among soccer players, the multifactorial nature of head injury observations in this group remains relatively undefined. We aim to extend previous analyses and examine sex-differences in the incidence of head injuries, odds of head injuries within an injured sample, and severity of head injuries, among collegiate soccer players be...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of burn injury sustained during childhood on long-term mortality and to quantify any increased risk of death attributable to burn injury. METHODS A population-based cohort study of children younger than 15 years hospitalized for burn injury in Western Australia (1980-2012) and a matched noninjured comparison group. Deidentified extraction of linked hospital morb...

OBJECTIVES To determine if athletes with a self reported history of previous injury have a higher incident injury rate than athletes without a self reported injury history. METHODS A prospective cohort study of Classic League soccer players playing at the level under 12 through under 18. Injury history forms were mailed to all registering Classic League soccer players in the North Carolina Yo...

Background: While head injuries and concussions are major concerns among soccer players, the multifactorial nature of head injury observations in this group remains relatively undefined. We aim to extend previous analyses and examine sex-differences in the incidence of head injuries, odds of head injuries within an injured sample, and severity of head injuries, among collegiate soccer players b...

OBJECTIVE To review 15 years of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) injury surveillance data for men's soccer and to identify potential areas for injury prevention initiatives. BACKGROUND The NCAA sanctioned its first men's soccer championship in 1959. Since then, the sport has grown to include more than 18 000 annual participants across 3 NCAA divisions. During the 15 years from ...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitions were introduced in the United States with the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993. In 2001, Nevada and New Jersey sanctioned MMA events after requiring a series of rule changes. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of injury in professional MMA fighters. Data from all professional MMA events that took place between Septemb...