Published in a peer-reviewed journalSystematic review or meta-analysis

The Epidemiology of Injuries in Mixed Martial Arts

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Reidar P Lystad, Kobi Gregory, Juno Wilson. 2014. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

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The medical question

Which injuries occur in fighters, and where does medical care need stronger evidence?

Injury surveillance helps the Fight Medicine Research Institute identify questions for prevention, assessment and emergency care. The injuries counted, exposure definition and follow-up period matter when comparing medical risk between settings.

Summary

This review pooled injury-incidence estimates and described injury sites, injury types and bout-related risk factors reported in MMA studies.

What the abstract reports

  • Six studies were included. The pooled injury incidence was 228.7 per 1,000 athlete-exposures (95% CI 110.4 to 473.5).
  • The head was the most commonly injured region (66.8% to 78.0% of injuries), followed by the wrist and hand (6.0% to 12.0%). Lacerations, fractures and concussions were the most frequent injury types.
  • Losers sustained about three times as many injuries as winners. No included study reported injury severity.

Publication status and notices

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Systematic review and meta-analysis in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. PubMed publication type: Journal Article; Review.

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Article details

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Published online
22 January 2014
Issue date
1 January 2014, volume 2, issue 1
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22 January 2014 (Europe PMC first-publication date)
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22 January 2014 (Crossref publisher deposit, online publication date)
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Clinical review
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FH-016, added

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