title: Indirect catastrophic injuries in olympic styles of wrestling in iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Data on indirect catastrophic injuries in wrestling are scarce.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop a profile of indirect catastrophic injuries in international styles of wrestling and to describe possible risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series; Level of evidence, 3.
  
  
  METHODS
  Indirect catastrophic injuries that occurred in wrestling clubs in Iran from July 1998 to June 2005 were identified by contacting several sources. The cases were retrospectively reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The injuries included 9 indirect catastrophic injuries. The injury rate was 0.62 injuries per 100 000 wrestlers per year. The majority of indirect injuries were cardiovascular events in veteran groups of wrestlers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Indirect catastrophic wrestling injuries are rare and present most commonly in older athletes. Coronary artery disease was the main cause.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kordi
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ziaee
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rostami
authors.forename: W Angus
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wallace