title: Acute badminton injuries.
abstract: During 1990-1994, 1.2% of all sports injuries that required emergency care at the University Hospital of Umeå were caused by badminton. In 90.7% of the cases the patients described themselves as recreational players or beginners. There were 51.3% minor injuries (AIS 1) and 48.7% moderate injuries (AIS 2). The lower extremities were affected in 92.3% of the cases. Achilles tendon ruptures (34.6%) and ankle sprains and fractures (29.5%) were the most frequent. By the time of the follow-up (10-69 months), 52.6% of the players still had symptoms from the injuries and 39.5% had not been able to return to playing badminton. Our data indicate the importance of adequate treatment and rehabilitation after acute badminton injuries.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic, University Hospital of Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fahlström
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Björnstig
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorentzon
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015865:Racquet Sports / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology