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Injury incidence according to athlete impairment type during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a combined analysis of 101 108 athlete days.

Faatima AdamWayne DermanMartin P SchwellnusPieter-Henk BoerEsme JordaanPhoebe Runciman
Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2024)
Incidence and type of injuries differed between athlete impairment types. Athletes with VI or NMD sustained the highest incidence of injury, and athletes with BD had the lowest. Findings of this study can inform the management of competition-related injuries in Para athletes.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • high school
  • heat stress
  • drug induced