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Nutrition in Combat Sports

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6 Acute and Chronic Bra<strong>in</strong> Injury <strong>in</strong> <strong>Combat</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> 91<br />

Table 6.1 Injury rate comparisons <strong>in</strong> the published box<strong>in</strong>g literature (Adapted from 83)<br />

Number<br />

of <strong>in</strong>juries Injury rates Comments/limitations<br />

Study design/<br />

data collection<br />

methods Study population Study period Exposure<br />

294 14.0 per 100<br />

boxers or<br />

11.6 per 1,000 h<br />

2 Years 25,305 box<strong>in</strong>g<br />

(1983–1985) hours<br />

Study<br />

Amateur<br />

Welch et al<br />

(1986) 2<br />

Only <strong>in</strong>cluded moderate<br />

<strong>in</strong>juries. Injury rate<br />

<strong>in</strong>creased by a factor of 5<br />

dur<strong>in</strong>g competition<br />

Does not <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>in</strong>juries<br />

<strong>in</strong>curred <strong>in</strong> bouts that<br />

were stopped because of<br />

KO or blows to the head<br />

85 77.7 per 1,000<br />

participations<br />

547 Bouts (1,094<br />

personal<br />

exposures)<br />

2 Tournaments –<br />

both last<strong>in</strong>g 5<br />

days (1981–<br />

1982)<br />

2,100 cadets at the<br />

US Military<br />

Academy, West<br />

Po<strong>in</strong>t, USA<br />

Active amateur<br />

boxers compet<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> the 1981<br />

and 1982 USA<br />

national championships<br />

Active amateur<br />

boxers from<br />

clubs <strong>in</strong> Dubl<strong>in</strong>,<br />

Prospective<br />

monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of acute<br />

<strong>in</strong>juries<br />

Prospective<br />

monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of acute<br />

<strong>in</strong>juries<br />

Estwanik et al<br />

(1989) 4<br />

Case series<br />

review &<br />

crosssectional<br />

study<br />

Porter &<br />

O’Brien<br />

(1996) 5<br />

Ireland<br />

Small numbers of boxers<br />

and <strong>in</strong>juries with<strong>in</strong> study<br />

period<br />

1. 5 months 4,170 man- 1. 64 0.92 per man-<br />

(1992–1993) m<strong>in</strong>utes of 2. 29 hour of com-<br />

2. 4 months (dates active box<strong>in</strong>g<br />

petition<br />

not given) <strong>in</strong> 281 partial<br />

or complete<br />

bouts<br />

1 Year 7,772 Box<strong>in</strong>g 8 0.5 per 1,000<br />

hours<br />

h tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

1,221.4 per<br />

1,000 h competition<br />

33 Active professionals<br />

<strong>in</strong> Victoria,<br />

Australia<br />

Prospective<br />

monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of acute<br />

<strong>in</strong>juries<br />

Zazryn et al<br />

(2006)<br />

25.0 per 100<br />

fights<br />

(2004–2005)

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