%0 Journal Article
%T Judo injuries frequency in Europe's top-level competitions in the period 2005-2020
%J Journal of clinical medicine
%D 2021
%A Błach, Wiesław
%A Smolders, Peter
%A Rydzik, Łukasz
%A Bikos, Georgios
%A Maffulli, Nicola
%A Malliaropoulos, Nikos
%A Jagiełło, Władysław
%A Maćkała, Krzysztof
%A Ambroży, Tadeusz
%V 10
%N 4
%P e852-e852
%X BACKGROUND: The present study assesses the frequency of injury in Europe's top-level judokas, during top-level competitions, and defines risk factors. <br><br>METHODS: The members of the EJU Medical Commission collected injury data over the period of 2005 to 2020 using the EJU Injury Registration Form at Europe's top judoka tournaments. <br><br>RESULTS: Over the 15 years of the study, 128 top-level competitions with 28,297 competitors were included; 699 injuries were registered. Of all competitors, 2.5% needed medical treatment. The knee (17.4%), shoulder (15.7%), and elbow (14.2%) were the most common anatomical locations of injury. Sprains (42.2%) were by far the most frequent injury type, followed by contusions (23.1%). Of all contestants, 0.48% suffered an injury which needed transportation to hospital. There was a statistically significant higher frequency of elbow injuries in female athletes (p < 0.01). Heavy-weight judokas suffered a remarkably low number of elbow injuries, with more knee and shoulder injuries. Light-weight judokas were more prone to elbow injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We found there was a low injury rate in top-level competitors, with a greater frequency of elbow injuries in female judokas. During the 15 years of injury collection data, an injury incidence of 2.5% was found, with a remarkable high injury rate in the women's -52 kg category, and statistically significantly more elbow injuries in women overall.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
%@ 2077-0383
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040852