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Hand and Wrist Injuries in Elite Boxing

A Longitudinal Prospective Study (2005-2012) of the Great Britain Olympic Boxing Squad

Michael Loosemore, Joseph Lightfoot, Ian Gatt, Mike Hayton, Chris Beardsley. 2017. Hand.

Read the full textDOI 10.1177/1558944716642756PubMed 28344531

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

Prospective surveillance recorded the location, type and duration of hand and wrist injuries sustained during training and competition in elite amateur boxing.

What the abstract reports

  • The team doctor and physiotherapist recorded injuries in the Great Britain amateur boxing squad from 2005 to 2012.
  • Finger carpometacarpal instability and extensor hood and capsule sprain of the knuckle joint, known as boxer's knuckle, were more common than other hand and wrist diagnoses.
  • The hand and wrist injury rate was 347 per 1,000 hours in competition and under 0.5 per 1,000 hours in training.

Publication status and notices

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Prospective injury surveillance in Hand. PubMed publication type: Journal Article.

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Fight Medicine Research Institute selected and catalogued this study, prepared an original research summary, verified its bibliographic details, and maintains the associated citation record.

Article details

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Published online
8 July 2016
Issue date
March 2017, volume 12, issue 2
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8 July 2016 (Europe PMC first-publication date)
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