High precompetition injury rate dominates the injury profile at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study of 51 198 athlete days

Wayne Derman; P. Runciman; Martin P. Schwellnus; Esmè Jordaan; Cheri Blauwet; Nick Webborn; Jan Lexell; Peter Van de Vliet; James Kissick; Jaap Stomphorst

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-098039

High precompetition injury rate dominates the injury profile at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study of 51 198 athlete days

Wayne Derman, P. Runciman, Martin P. Schwellnus, Esmè Jordaan, Cheri Blauwet, Nick Webborn, Jan Lexell, Peter Van de Vliet, James Kissick, Jaap Stomphorst

University of Brighton

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This is the second significant dataset to document the incidence of injury in a Summer Paralympic Games setting. Pre-competition injury rates were significantly higher than competition injury rates. The sports of football 5-a-side, judo and football 7-a-side had a significantly higher incidence of injury, compared to all other sports, whilst boccia and Para swimming had a significantly lower injury rate. The shoulder joint was the most commonly injured anatomical area. Acute injuries constituted the highest injury rate at the Games.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-31
Journal	British Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume	52
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098039
Publication status	Published - 13 Oct 2017

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Derman, W., Runciman, P., Schwellnus, M. P., Jordaan, E., Blauwet, C., Webborn, N., Lexell, J., Van de Vliet, P., Kissick, J., & Stomphorst, J. (2017). High precompetition injury rate dominates the injury profile at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study of 51 198 athlete days. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(1), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098039

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