[Sport-medical aspects concerning Asian martial arts Aikidô and Ving Tsun].
BACKGROUND
Asian martial arts became very popular in Germany during the last years, nevertheless there are only few clinical inquiries concerning sportorthopaedic or -traumatological aspects. In this study we analyzed the risk and the prevalence of sport-injuries and sport-damages in Aikidô and Ving Tsun.


METHODS
19 Aicidôca and 24 Ving Tsun athletes were to undergo broad survey and sport-orthopedic inspection. In this process an especially adapted examination-sheet after Baumann was used.


RESULTS
68.4 % of the Aikidoca and 79.2 % of the Ving Tsun athletes reported injuries, whereupon soft injuries dominated, severe injuries like luxations, ligamental und muscular ruptures appeared infrequently, the incidence of fractures was 1 % resp. 0.2 %. 37 % resp. 33.3 % of all injuries where related to the lower limb, 14.8 % resp. 16.7 % to the head and neck. Disorders dominated with 60 % resp. 50 % in the range of the knees. Persistent sport-damages could not be found in the clinical examinations.


CONCLUSIONS
There is even just a low risk for severe sport-injuries and sport-damages while intensely practicing martial arts Aikidô and Ving Tsun for years. In the range of prevention the consequent use of protective gear (specificly bump cap and footwear) is important.
Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik der Universität Leipzig, Leipzig. Daniel.Adler@medizin.unileipzig.de
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries*; D011481:Protective Clothing; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult
Sportmedizinische Aspekte bei den asiatischen Kampfkünsten Aikidô und Ving Tsun.