엘리트 쇼트트랙 스피드 스케이팅 선수들의 스포츠 손상에 대한 역학 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate sports injuries which were developed by Korean elite short track speed skaters. Seventeen elite skaters who belonged to S-City Team were enrolled in this study. The epidemiologic data were collected by an interviewer-administered questionnaire based on injury report form of the International Olympic Committee. A total of 53 injuries were reported, and 25 injuries and 28 injuries were developed in adolescents and adult skaters, respectively. In adolescent skaters, incidence rate (IR) of all injuries was 3.28 injuries/1000 athlete exposures (AEs), and the IR of the knee injuries was the highest (3.64 injuries/10000AEs). Injuries during training comprised 96% of all injuries and contact injuries were 48%. Serious injuries that needed to be absent from trains or competitions more than one day were 40% and 44% of all injures were still inducing pain with exercise. In adult skaters, total IR was 4.59 injuries/1000AEs and the highest IR was 4.13 injuries/1000AEs in knee joint. Injuries during training comprised 82.1% of all injuries and contact injuries were 53.6%. Serious injuries were 28.6% and 28.6% were still inducing pain with exercise. In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrated IRs and characteristics of sports injuries, which could be helpful to provide useful information for preparing preventive measures against the sports injuries in elite short track speed skaters.