title: [Medical insurance focus on sports disabilities: the knee joint].
abstract: This retrospective epidemiological study analyzes the distribution of sports invalidism in Berlin and Brandenburg in a period of four years, based on the data material of the German Lloyd sports insurance company and medical expert opinions. Over 600 cases occurred in a period of four years in more than 40 types of sports disciplines; most of them were registered in soccer (57%), followed by handball (13%), volleyball (4%) and judo (4%). Most of disablements were found during competition (63%). Most of incapacities were concerned with the knee joint (48%).
authors.affiliation: Institut for Sportwissenschaften der Universität Frankfurt, Main.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raschka
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*