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A comparison of pediatric freestyle and Greco‐Roman wrestling injuries sustained during a 2006 US national tournament
Author(s) -
Yard E. E.,
Comstock R. D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00716.x
Subject(s) - tournament , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , mathematics , combinatorics
The purpose of this study was to compare the epidemiology of freestyle and Greco‐Roman wrestling injuries sustained during a 2006 United States (US) national tournament. A prospective injury surveillance study was conducted at the US 2006 ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and Junior National Championships. There were 83 freestyle‐ and 55 Greco‐Roman‐related injuries sustained, with the rate of injury per 1000 athlete‐matches higher in freestyle (7.0) compared with Greco‐Roman (4.6) wrestling [Rate ratio (RR)=1.51, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07–2.12]. Compared with Greco‐Roman wrestling, there was a greater proportion of knee injuries in freestyle wrestling [injury proportion ratio (IPR)=4.17, 95% CI: 1.30–13.41]. In GrecoRoman wrestling, there were greater proportions of elbow (IPR=9.11, 95% CI: 1.13–73.59) and head/face/neck (IPR=1.72, 95% CI: 1.10–2.67) injuries and a greater proportion of concussions (IPR=1.95, 95% CI: 0.92–4.12), although the latter was statistically insignificant. Greco‐Roman wrestlers sustained a greater proportion of injuries from being driven into the mat (IPR=2.97, 95% CI: 1.72–5.14). There were no statistically significant differences in injury outcome by wrestling style. The differing injury rates and patterns of injury between freestyle and Greco‐Roman wrestling are likely due to the different rules between these styles that allow lower leg attacks in freestyle wrestling and encourage the use of throws in Greco‐Roman wrestling.