Injuries in Team Sport Tournaments during the 2004 Olympic Games

2005349 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Astrid Junge · Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Gijs Langevoort · International Olympic Committee

Andrew Pipe

Annie Peytavin · International Federation of Sports Medicine

Fook Wong · International Ice Hockey Federation

Margo Mountjoy

Gianfranco Beltrami · International Federation of Sports Medicine

Robert Terrell

Abstract

The risk of injury in different team sports can be compared using standardized methodology. Even if the incidence and characteristics of injuries are not identical in all sports, prevention of injury and promotion of fair play are relevant topics for almost all team sports.

Topics & Keywords

Sports injuries and prevention Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 565-576

DOI: 10.1177/0363546505281807

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