Linko P E, Blomberg H K, Frilander H M
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Br J Sports Med. 1997 Sep;31(3):205-8. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.31.3.205.
The aim of this study was to find out the amount, type, and localisation of acute orienteering injuries in the 1995 Finnish Jukola (men's) and Venla (women's) relay competitions with 9724 participants.
Patient data were collected on a preplanned form at the first aid station.
There were 244 acute competition injuries. The overall injury incidence was 2.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.2 to 2.8), 2.3% in the men's relay and 3.2% in the women's relay, and the difference between incidences among men and women was statistically significant (odds ratio (OR) 1.4; 95% CI 1.1 to 1.9). The injury rates were also calculated per 1000 competition hours and per 1000 km and were 15.4 and 2.6 respectively. Most of the injuries could be treated at the first aid station. Female orienteers had more blisters (OR 4.4; 95% CI 2.5 to 7.9) and fewer wounds (OR 0.5; 95% CI 0.2 to 1.0) than male orienteers. Injuries occurred mostly in the lower extremities (70%), and ankle sprains accounted for 25% of all injuries. Injuries were more common during the first leg of both relays.
This study shows the heavy workload in a first aid station of a big orienteering relay competition. It indicates a difference in injuries between the sexes and in the different stages of the relay, which should be further investigated in order to prevent orienteering competition injuries.
本研究旨在查明1995年芬兰尤科拉（男子）和温拉（女子）接力赛中9724名参赛者急性定向越野损伤的数量、类型和部位。
在急救站按照预先设计的表格收集患者数据。
共有244例急性比赛损伤。总体损伤发生率为2.5%（95%置信区间（CI）2.2至2.8），男子接力赛中为2.3%，女子接力赛中为3.2%，男女发生率差异具有统计学意义（优势比（OR）1.4；95%CI 1.1至1.9）。还计算了每1000比赛小时和每1000公里的损伤率，分别为15.4和2.6。大多数损伤可在急救站得到治疗。与男性定向越野运动员相比，女性定向越野运动员有更多水泡（OR 4.4；95%CI从2.5至7.9）和更少伤口（OR 0.5；95%CI从0.2至1.0）。损伤大多发生在下肢（70%），踝关节扭伤占所有损伤的25%。在两个接力赛的第一赛段损伤更为常见。
本研究显示了大型定向越野接力赛急救站的繁重工作量。它表明了性别之间以及接力赛不同阶段的损伤差异，为预防定向越野比赛损伤应进一步对此进行研究。
