Hallaçeli Hasan, Davut Serkan, Özbek Ali, Aydın Erdoğan
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
Institute of Health Sciences, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
Inj Epidemiol. 2025 May 26;12(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s40621-025-00569-x.
BACKGROUND: Compared to other sports, combat sports are typically thought to be dangerous and more prone to injury. The injury rates sustained by Muay Thai combat athletes during practice, competition, and tournaments are presented as an overall rate in the literature. However, none of the earlier studies have focused on injuries during official championship matches. Head trauma (5-66%), epistaxis, laceration, contusion (2-28%), soft tissue of the extremities (9-77%), and other conditions have been linked to high rates of disability. In addition to its distinct qualities and growing appeal, Muay Thai is an Olympic Committee and a UNESCO-recognized sport. Our primary goal was to assess the patterns, frequency, and severity of in-ring injuries and collect data for the sports authorities and the literature. The second goal was to determine the relationship between the "referee stop contest/RSC decision" and injury incidence. METHODS: The ringside doctor examined all healthy athletes twice before and after the match. The number of athletes assessed from a combat perspective, the overall number of contests, and the percentage of athletes who maintained their health during the competition were ascertained. Furthermore, following the announcement of the RSC decisions, medical diagnosis, first aid, and hospital referral status were disclosed along with the decision rates. RESULTS: This study included 663 athletes (445 males, and 218 women). A total of 606 athletes (91.4%) had no health issues following official bouts. It was observed that 24.58% of the contests were completed with the RSC decision. 68 athletes (10.25%) received medical treatment; 57 (8.60%) had their matches stopped by the RSC decision. The remaining 11 (1.65%) completed the competition without an RSC decision but requested a medical examination after the bout. According to our study, injuries related to the head and extremities were surprisingly low, at a rate of approximately 4%. Most of the patients required outpatient treatment. Epistaxis, concussion, rib trauma and extremity soft tissue strains were among the most frequent injury categories with percentages of 1.96%, 1.50%, 1.05%, and 1.05%, respectively. For the 17 individuals, the hospital emergency room attendance rate was 2.56%. An urgent operation was scheduled for one patient (0.15%) at the hospital. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to published research, injury rates are comparatively low in Muay Thai in-ring official contests managed by doctors and referees. The data we obtained suggest that RSC decision may be useful in preventing athlete injury.
背景:与其他运动相比,格斗运动通常被认为危险且更容易受伤。文献中呈现的是泰拳格斗运动员在训练、比赛和锦标赛期间受伤率的总体情况。然而,早期研究均未聚焦于官方冠军赛期间的损伤情况。头部创伤(5%-66%)、鼻出血、撕裂伤、挫伤(2%-28%)、四肢软组织损伤(9%-77%)以及其他情况与高致残率相关。除了其独特的特质和日益增长的吸引力外,泰拳还是一项得到奥委会和联合国教科文组织认可的运动。我们的主要目标是评估比赛中损伤的类型、频率和严重程度,并为体育管理机构和文献收集数据。第二个目标是确定“裁判终止比赛/RSC判定”与损伤发生率之间的关系。 方法:场边医生在比赛前后对所有健康运动员进行两次检查。确定从格斗角度评估的运动员数量、比赛总场次以及比赛期间保持健康的运动员百分比。此外,在宣布RSC判定结果后,公布医疗诊断、急救和医院转诊情况以及判定率。 结果:本研究纳入663名运动员(445名男性和218名女性)。共有606名运动员(91.4%)在官方比赛后没有健康问题。观察到24.58%的比赛以RSC判定结束。68名运动员(10.25%)接受了治疗;57名(8.60%)因RSC判定而比赛终止。其余11名(1.65%)未因RSC判定而完成比赛,但在赛后要求进行医学检查。根据我们的研究,与头部和四肢相关的损伤出奇地低,发生率约为4%。大多数患者需要门诊治疗。鼻出血、脑震荡、肋骨创伤和四肢软组织拉伤是最常见的损伤类型,发生率分别为1.96%、1.50%、1.05%和1.05%。17名患者的医院急诊室就诊率为2.56%。医院为一名患者(0.15%)安排了紧急手术。 结论:与已发表的研究相比,在由医生和裁判管理的泰拳比赛官方赛事中,损伤率相对较低。我们获得的数据表明,RSC判定可能有助于预防运动员受伤。
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