[Injuries in Olympic handball tournaments: a video analysis].
BACKGROUND
The aim of the study was to achieve injury situations in European team handball with a video based method.


METHODS
A video tape containing 59 injuries of an Olympic handball tournament were analyzed by two observers (sports-scientist, orthopaedic surgeon). The analysis was based on a method previously published by Teitz, which was developed to analyze ACL-injuries. The parameters body region, field position, contact/non-contact, offense/defense, field player/goal keeper were mainly used.


RESULTS
The most injuries were localized at the head (N = 20), the lower limb (N = 15), thorax and abdomen (N = 9) and the upper limb (N = 9). Concerning the field, the most injuries were in the midfield (N = 20), followed by the left (N = 13) and right (N = 9) outside position. The injured players were mostly in the offense (84 %), and in the majority of cases the field players were affected (97 %). 86 % of the injuries accomplished by contact.


CONCLUSIONS
The head has a high risk, predominantly of contact injury. Contact-injuries could only be reduced by strict decisions of the referees. Non-contact injuries should be prevented by a special coordinative training.
Oehlert
K
K
Klinik für Orthopädie, Klinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel. katharina.oehlert@projekt04.net
Drescher
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W
Petersen
W
W
Zantop
T
T
Gross
V
V
Hassenpflug
J
J
D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*