?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Injury+Rates+in+Iranian+Taekwondo+Athletes%3B+a+Prospective+Study+&rft.creator=AsJSM%2C+AsJSM&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=Purpose%3A+Taekwondo%2C+as+the+most+popular+martial+art+among+Iranian+sportsmen%2C+might+lead+to+injury+for+the+athletes+of+this+sport+during+competitions.+We+decided+to+report+the+incidence+rate+of+injuries+sustained+by+the+athletes+of+this+sport+during+national+competitions.+%0D%0A%0D%0AMethods%3A+All+competitions+of+Iran+national+championship+taekwondo+league+in+2006-2007+with+204+athletes+were+observed+prospectively+to+detect+the+occurrence+of+injuries.+The+severity+of+injuries+was+classified+into+four+groups+(mild%2C+moderate%2C+severe%2C+and+critical)+according+to+the+involvement+of+medical+care+team+in+the+contest%2C+ability+of+the+athletes+to+resume+and+duration+of+probable+absence+of+injured+athletes+from+future+competitions+and+training+sessions.+Athlete-Exposure+(A-E)+was+defined+as+the+number+of+competitions+multiplied+by+two.+On+this+base%2C+the+rate+of+injury+incidence+per+1000+A-Es%2C+the+rate+of+injuries+per+time+unit+and+the+rate+of+injury+occurred+for+each+100+athletes+were+considered+as+the+major+outcomes+of+this+study.%0D%0A%0D%0AResults%3A+Of+totally+1%2C338+A-Es%2C+93+injuries+were+recorded+during+the+competitions.+The+rate+of+injury+incidence+was+found+to+be+69.5+injuries+per+1000+A-Es+and+the+rate+of+injuries+per+minute+of+competitions+was+0.023+which+corresponded+to+23.3+injuries+per+1000+minutes+of+competitions.+45.6+injuries+were+occurred+for+each+100+athletes+during+the+course+of+competitions.+The+most+frequent+injuries+were+mild+(68.8%25)+and+critical+injuries+(24.7%25)%2C+followed+by+moderate+and+severe+injuries%3B+4.3%25+and+2.1%25%2C+respectively.%0D%0A%0D%0AConclusion%3A+The+rate+of+injury+we+found+was+lower+than+that+of+western+countries.+In+spite+of+finding+the+lower+limbs+as+the+most+frequent+place+of+injuries+in+other+studies%2C+we+found+the+upper+limbs+as+the+most+predisposed+place+of+injuries+which+might+be+due+to+difference+in+the+method+of+combat+of+Iranian+athletes+with+other+athletes.%0D%0A&rft.publisher=Tehran+University+of+Medical+Sciences&rft.contributor=Ziaee%2C+Dr+Vahid&rft.contributor=Rahmani+%2C+Dr+Seyed-Hessam+&rft.contributor=Rostami%2C+Mohsen&rft.date=2010-03-05&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7289%2F1%2FP23-28.pdf&rft.identifier=++AsJSM%2C+AsJSM++(2010)+Injury+Rates+in+Iranian+Taekwondo+Athletes%3B+a+Prospective+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7289%2F