Objective To provide a focused overview of the existing literature on the epidemiology of
acute ankle sprains (lateral, medial, and high/syndesmotic) with an emphasis on incidence …

Background Ankle sprain is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, yet a
contemporary review and meta-analysis of prospective epidemiological studies investigating …

Background The Olympic Movement Medical Code encourages all stakeholders to ensure
that sport is practised without danger to the health of the athletes. Systematic surveillance of …

Overuse injuries may represent as much of a problem as do acute injuries in many sports.
This paper reviews key concepts related to the methodology for recording overuse …

Background Standardized assessment of sports injuries provides important epidemiological
information and also directions for injury prevention. Purpose To analyze the frequency …

Background Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe
injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early …

The Olympic Games is the largest sport event in the world. In Beijing, 10 500 athletes
competed, selected from a large group of elite athletes in 204 countries. Sports participation …

Currently, there is no overview of the incidence and (volleyball‐specific) risk factors of
musculoskeletal injuries among volleyball players, nor any insight into the effect of …

Background Little is known about the rate and pattern of injuries in international volleyball
competition. Objective To describe the risk and pattern of injuries among world-class players …

Background: The protection of athletes' health by preventing injuries is an important task for
international sports federations. Standardised injury surveillance provides not only important …