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  • Title: Injuries in short track speed skating.
    Author: Quinn A, Lun V, McCall J, Overend T.
    Journal: Am J Sports Med; 2003; 31(4):507-10. PubMed ID: 12860536.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Little is known about the pattern of injury in short track speed skating. PURPOSE: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of injuries in short track speed skating. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. METHODS: Ninety-five of 150 elite-level skaters (63.3%) were surveyed to collect information on training and competition load as well as on injuries sustained during the 1999-2000 competitive season. Injuries were characterized in terms of anatomic location, type of injury, time loss from training and competition, and circumstance of injury (acute onset during competition, on-ice practice, off-ice training, or insidious onset). RESULTS: Sixty-one of the 95 skaters (64.2%) reported sustaining at least one injury. The knee, ankle, spine, leg, and groin were the most commonly reported sites of injury. Skaters were also asked to list previous on-ice injuries. The two most common injuries occurring on-ice before the 1999-2000 season were lacerations from the knee down (11.1%) and ankle fractures (10.2%). CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that there is a high incidence of injury in competitive short track speed skating.
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