TY  - JOUR
A1  - Szymski, Dominik
A1  - Achenbach, Leonard
A1  - Siebentritt, Martin
A1  - Simoni, Karola
A1  - Kuner, Norbert
A1  - Pfeifer, Christian
A1  - Krutsch, Werner
A1  - Alt, Volker
A1  - Meffert, Rainer
A1  - Fehske, Kai
T1  - Injury epidemiology of 626 athletes in surfing, wind surfing and kite surfing
JF  - Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
N2  - Introduction/Background
Surfing, wind surfing and kite surfing enjoy a growing popularity with a large number of athletes worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify and compare the injury profiles and compare the injury profiles of these three extreme water sports.

Materials and Methods
These data for this retrospective cohort study were collected through an online standardised questionnaire during the 2017–18 season. The questionnaire included questions about anthropometry, skill level, injury diagnosis, injury mechanism, environmental conditions and training regimes.

Results
The 626 athletes included reported 2584 injuries. On average, each athlete sustained 4.12 injuries during the season. The most frequent injury location was in the lower extremity, in particular the foot, with 49 (16.4%) injuries in surfing, 344 (18.3%) in wind surfing and 79 (19.7%) in kite surfing. Surfing demonstrated a particularly high rate of head injuries (n = 37; 12.4%). Other frequent injury types were skin lesions (up to 42.1%) and contusions (up to 40.5%). The most common injury across all surfing sports was skin lesions of the foot (wind surfing: 11.7%; kite surfing: 13.2%; surfing: 12.7%). In surfing, skin lesions of the head were frequently observed (n = 24; 8.0%). In surfing, a ‘too large wave’ (n = 18; 24.7%) was main cause of the injury, while in wind surfing (n = 189; 34.5%) and kite surfing (n = 65; 36.7%) ‘own incompetence’ led to the most injuries.

Conclusion
This unique study compares injury epidemiology and mechanism in the three most popular surfing sports: wind surfing, kite surfing and surfing. Overall, injuries were sustained mainly in the lower extremity, while surfing also demonstrated a high rate of head injuries.
KW  - water sports
KW  - injury
KW  - training
KW  - ankle
KW  - foot
KW  - epidemiology
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-261545
VL  - 12
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Achenbach, Leonard
A1  - Klein, Christian
A1  - Luig, Patrick
A1  - Bloch, Hendrik
A1  - Schneider, Dominik
A1  - Fehske, Kai
T1  - Collision with opponents - but not foul play - dominates injury mechanism in professional men's basketball
JF  - BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation
N2  - Background
To identify injury patterns and mechanisms in professional men’s basketball by means of video match analysis.

Methods
In Germany, injuries are registered with the statutory accident insurance for professional athletes (VBG) by clubs or club physicians as part of occupational accident reporting. Moderate and severe injuries (absence of > 7 days) sustained during basketball competition in one of four seasons (2014–2017 and 2018–2019) in the first or second national men’s league in Germany were prospectively analyzed using a newly developed standardized observation form. Season 2017–2018 was excluded because of missing video material.

Results
Video analysis included 175 (53%) of 329 moderate and severe match injuries. Contact patterns categorized according to the different body sites yielded eight groups of typical injury patterns: one each for the head, shoulders, and ankles, two for the thighs, and three for the knees. Injuries to the head (92%), ankles (76%), shoulders (70%), knees (47%), and thighs (32%) were mainly caused by direct contact. The injury proportion of foul play was 19%. Most injuries (61%) occurred in the central zone below the basket. More injuries occurred during the second (OR 1.8, p = 0.018) and fourth quarter (OR 1.8, p = 0.022) than during the first and third quarter of the match.

Conclusion
The eight identified injury patterns differed substantially in their mechanisms. Moderate and severe match injuries to the head, shoulders, knees, and ankles were mainly caused by collision with opponents and teammates. Thus, stricter rule enforcement is unlikely to facilitate safer match play.
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - mechanism
KW  - contact
KW  - non-contact´
KW  - injury prevention
KW  - match load
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-261765
VL  - 13
ER  -