Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Neyagawa, Japan.
Res Sports Med. 2021 Sep-Oct;29(5):475-485. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2021.1937164. Epub 2021 Jun 20.
The aim of this study was to examine the injury profile of Japanese university handball players. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 1017 participants who played in the 2018 Japanese National University Handball Championship were followed. The incidence within the previous year was 0.59 [95% CI, confidence interval: 0.56-0.62] per player per year. The ankle (33.3%), knee (23.6%), and shoulder/clavicle (12.6%) were the body regions most affected by traumatic mechanisms, while the lumbar spine/lower back (26.0%), knee (15.7%), and shoulder (15.0%) were the body regions most affected by overuse mechanisms. Sprain (30.7%), ligamentous rupture (23.2%), and fracture (11.8%) were the main types of traumatic injuries, and stress fracture (25.0%) and lesion of meniscus or cartilage (25.0%) were the main types of overuse injuries. Female players were 1.5 times more likely (OR, odds ratio: 1.55 [95% CI: 1.20-2.01]) to experience an injury than their male counterparts, and line players were also 1.5 times more likely (OR: 1.49 [95% CI: 1.00-2.21]) to experience an injury than their wing counterparts. This study showed that there is a need for increased injury prevention efforts in Japanese handball, especially among female players.
本研究旨在考察日本大学生手球运动员的损伤情况。在这项横断面研究中，共对参加 2018 年日本全国大学生手球锦标赛的 1017 名运动员进行了随访。前一年的发生率为 0.59 [95%CI，置信区间：0.56-0.62] 例/运动员/年。踝关节（33.3%）、膝关节（23.6%）和肩锁关节（12.6%）是受创伤机制影响最严重的身体部位，而腰椎/下背部（26.0%）、膝关节（15.7%）和肩部（15.0%）是受过度使用机制影响最严重的身体部位。扭伤（30.7%）、韧带撕裂（23.2%）和骨折（11.8%）是创伤性损伤的主要类型，而应力性骨折（25.0%）和半月板或软骨损伤（25.0%）是过度使用损伤的主要类型。女性运动员受伤的可能性是男性运动员的 1.5 倍（OR，比值比：1.55 [95%CI：1.20-2.01]），而线球员受伤的可能性也是翼球员的 1.5 倍（OR：1.49 [95%CI：1.00-2.21]）。本研究表明，日本手球需要加强损伤预防工作，特别是针对女性运动员。
