title: [Injury patterns in Danish competitive swimming].
abstract: A total of 432 Danish competitive swimmers were asked to complete a questionnaire about the epidemiology of injuries sustained during swimming in the season of 1986/1987. Two hundred and sixty-eight (62%) replied. We found a total of 100 injuries in 80 swimmers with an incidence of 0.9 injuries per swimmer per 1,000 hours of swimming, and a point prevalence of 15% on the day of competition. The shoulder, the back and the knee joint were most commonly involved. No particular swimmingstroke was associated with a greater risk of injury. There was, however, a tendency for butterfly swimmers to have more frequent shoulder injuries and for breaststroke swimmers to have more frequent knee-injuries. Medal winners were significantly more frequently injured. Half of the injured swimmers were seen by a doctor.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bue
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013550:Swimming / Q000293:injuries*
vernacular_title: Skademønstret i dansk elitesvømning.