Head and neck injuries in young taekwondo athletes

摘要

Background. To investigate the location, type, situation and mechanism of head and neck injuries in young taekwondo ath- letes. Methods. Experimental design: Prospective. Setting: National and international taekwondo tournaments. Participants: 3,341 boys and 917 girls, aged 6 to 16 years. Measures: Injury rates per 1,000 athlete-exposures (A-E) for total number of head and neck injuries, location, type, situation, and mechanism of injury.