Department of Sports Science, Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea.
Training Planning Department, Korean Olympic Committee, Physical Therapist, Seoul, South Korea.
Br J Sports Med. 2015 Sep;49(17):1144-50. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094365. Epub 2015 Jul 27.
To present an epidemiological study of injuries found among South Korea's National level Judo athletes as a foundation for future injury prevention and skill enhancement in this group.
This study is a prospective study on a 4-year injury assessment held from January 2010 to December 2013 at the training centre in South Korea for National Level athletes. Athlete's weight class, gender, injury location and injury grade (grade I=1-3 treatment days, grade II=4-7 treatment days, and grade III ≥8 treatment days) were analysed.
There were a total of 782 injuries recorded during this period, equalling to four injuries per athlete annually. Almost half of these injuries (47%) were grade I injuries. Injury occurrence was the highest in the Lower body (44.2%). This was then followed by injuries in the upper body (29.8%), trunk (20.3%) and head and neck (5.6%). Men and women showed similar, non-significantly different trends in the proportion of body parts injured. Women experienced more grade III injuries than males (p=0.0228). Comparison between women in different weight classes also showed that heavyweights incurred more grade III injuries than lightweights (p=0.0087). Lightweights had a higher rate of injury than heavyweights in males and females, although this was statistically significant only among males (p<0.001).
Many body regions are prone to injury in the elite judo population. Women, especially those in the heavyweight classification, were more prone to severe injuries. Lightweights experienced more injuries than heavyweights among male athletes. Specifically, further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to address the impact of rapid weight loss practices on injury risk to implement effective preventive measures.
介绍韩国国家级柔道运动员的损伤流行病学研究，为该群体未来的损伤预防和技能提高提供基础。
本研究是对 2010 年 1 月至 2013 年 12 月在韩国国家级运动员训练中心进行的为期 4 年的损伤评估进行的前瞻性研究。分析运动员的体重级别、性别、损伤部位和损伤等级（I 级=1-3 个治疗日，II 级=4-7 个治疗日，III 级≥8 个治疗日）。
在此期间共记录了 782 次损伤，相当于每名运动员每年发生 4 次损伤。其中近一半（47%）为 I 级损伤。损伤发生率最高的部位是下肢（44.2%）。其次是上肢（29.8%）、躯干（20.3%）和头颈部（5.6%）。男女运动员各部位损伤比例相似，无显著差异。女性 III 级损伤的发生率高于男性（p=0.0228）。不同体重级别女性之间的比较也表明，重量级比轻量级发生更多的 III 级损伤（p=0.0087）。在男女运动员中，轻量级的损伤发生率均高于重量级，但仅在男性中具有统计学意义（p<0.001）。
许多身体部位在精英柔道人群中容易受伤。女性，尤其是重量级运动员，更容易受到严重损伤。在男性运动员中，轻量级的损伤发生率高于重量级。特别是，需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现，并研究快速减重对损伤风险的影响，以实施有效的预防措施。
