| Title: | Injuries and illnesses during the 54th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 in Planica : a prospective cohort study |
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| Authors: | ID Kastner, Tom (Author)
ID Dandrieux, Pierre-Eddy (Author)
ID Fohrmann, Dominik (Author)
ID Frohberg, Florian (Author)
ID Turel, Matjaž (Author), et al. |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  UKC LJ - Ljubljana University Medical Centre
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| Abstract: | Objective: To describe the incidence and characteristics of injuries and illnesses that occurred during the 54th Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica (Slovenia) 2023, including the disciplines of cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, national medical teams and the medical team of the local organiser collected data on a daily basis on all new, exacerbated or recurrent injuries and illnesses of the registered athletes using the IOC consensus recommendations. Results: There were 596 registered athletes (250 women, 346 men), all with access to medical services. The national medical teams covered 347 (58.2%) athletes with a response rate of 77.1%. A total of 24 injuries, corresponding to an incidence rate of 4.0 per 100 athletes (95% CI, 2.5 to 5.6), and 15 illnesses, corresponding to an incidence rate of 2.5 per 100 athletes (95% CI, 1.3 to 3.8), were reported. The lower extremities were the most common injury location (58.3%), and every second injury in this category was a knee injury. The predominant injury types were joint sprains/ligament tears (25.0%) and contusions/bruises (25.0%). A total of three concussions (12.5% of all injuries) were reported, all of them in ski jumping. Among the illnesses, infections (73.3%) were the most common aetiology, and the respiratory system (53.3%) was the most frequently affected organ system. Conclusion: Special attention should be given to knee injuries in all disciplines and concussions in ski jumping. A high proportion of the recorded illnesses were of infectious origin. The reduction in hygiene regulations after the COVID-19 pandemic could have contributed to this. |
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| Keywords: | surveillance, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, injuries, illnesses |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-1 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 11, issue 2, [article no.] e002156 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-24724  |
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| UDC: | 616:796.9 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2055-7647 |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002156 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 257413891 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 17. 11. 2025;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 15.12.2025 |
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