Journal article
Sports injuries and illnesses during the Winter Olympic Games 2010
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage.
AIM: To analyse the frequencies and characteristics of injuries and illnesses during the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.
Authors
Engebretsen L; Steffen K; Alonso JM; Aubry M; Dvorak J; Junge A; Meeuwisse W; Mountjoy M; Renström P; Wilkinson M
Journal
British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 44, No. 11,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
September 2010
DOI
10.1136/bjsm.2010.076992
ISSN
0306-3674