Burke D T, Barfoot K, Bryant S, Schneider J C, Kim H J, Levin G
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Br J Sports Med. 2003;37(5):401-4. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.37.5.401.
Previous reviews of tae kwon do (TKD) tournaments have documented injury rates of 25/1000 to 12.7/100 athlete exposures. Most injuries have been reported to be to the head and the neck and are occasionally very serious. Many of these studies involved high level TKD competitions with minimal safety precautions. Recently, safety measures have been implemented in many TKD competitions.
To evaluate retrospectively the incidence of injuries in TKD competitions involving a wide range of participants and featuring extensive safety precautions.
A total of 2498 participants ranged in age from 18 to 66, included both men and women, and ranged in rank from yellow to black belt. Traumas, defined as any event requiring interaction with medical staff, were documented with respect to mechanism, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up recommendations. An injury was defined as a trauma that prevented a contestant from resuming competition on the day that the trauma occurred, according to National Collegiate Athletic Association criteria.
The injury rate was 0.4/1000 athlete exposures. This is lower than reported in previous studies of TKD tournaments and in many other sports.
TKD tournaments that emphasise limited contact, protective equipment, and medical supervision are relatively safe and compare favourably with other sports.
先前对跆拳道比赛的综述记录了每1000名运动员参赛暴露的受伤率为25例至每100名运动员参赛暴露12.7例。据报道，大多数损伤发生在头部和颈部，偶尔会非常严重。这些研究中的许多涉及高水平的跆拳道比赛，安全预防措施很少。最近，许多跆拳道比赛都实施了安全措施。
回顾性评估涉及广泛参与者并采取广泛安全预防措施的跆拳道比赛中的受伤发生率。
共有2498名参与者，年龄在18岁至66岁之间，包括男性和女性，段位从黄带至黑带。记录创伤情况，创伤定义为任何需要与医务人员接触的事件，记录内容包括机制、诊断、治疗及后续建议。根据美国全国大学生体育协会的标准，损伤定义为在创伤发生当天导致参赛者无法继续比赛的创伤。
受伤率为每1000名运动员参赛暴露0.4例。这低于先前跆拳道比赛研究以及许多其他运动项目的报告。
强调有限接触、防护装备和医疗监督的跆拳道比赛相对安全，与其他运动相比具有优势。
