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Comparison of incidence of selected injuries in amateur boxing with and without formerly mandatory head gear. A systematic review and meta-analysis

(Vergleich der Häufigkeit ausgewählter Verletzungen im Amateurboxen mit und ohne dem früher verbindlichen Kopfschutz. ein systematischer Überblick und Metaanalyse)

Objective The correlation between head gear and injury incidence and severity is not known to a satisfactory degree, making it impossible to decide whether head gear decreasest he risk of injury or not. Design Asystematic review and meta-analysis. Stoppages due to blows of the head and knockouts in bouts with and without head gear were examined and compared. Incidence of facial lacerations and hand injuries in bouts with head gear were also compared to other bouts without head gear. Methods Ten studies provided data from a total of 17135,6 bouts from 1955 to 2015. The reported injuries were analysed and compared. Main Outcome Measures Injuries per 1000 hours of boxing with and without head gear Result The numberof head injuries has essentially been halved without head gear. Total lacerations reported with head gear was 111, and 1716 without head gear, making an increase of 1,445.95 %. Total head injuries reported with head gear was 169 and 73 without headgear. Numberof head injuries has decreased by 56,28% per 1000 hours of boxing without head gear. Injuries per 1000 hours of boxing with head gear is 476,8, compared to 800,7 injuries per 1000 hours of boxing without head gear. Conclusion The amount of head injuriesis significantly reduced without head gear, but the incidence of cuts has increased considerably. The total numberof injuries has increased without head gear.
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Schlagworte: Boxen Verletzung Wettkampf Schaden Gehirn Kopf Haut Hilfsgerät Prävention Statistik
Notationen: Kampfsportarten
Tagging: Kopfschutz
Herausgeber: NTNU Trondheim
Veröffentlicht: Trondheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2019
Seiten: 27
Dokumentenarten: Bachelor-Arbeit
Literaturanalyse
Sprache: Englisch
Level: mittel