TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospective study of maturity, development, and injury incidence in a professional Handball Academy. Could 'maturational status' be a risk factor for injury incidence in different handball team categories?
AU - Mónaco, Mauricio
AU - Gutiérrez Rincón, José A.
AU - Montoro Ronsano, J. Bruno
AU - Drobnic, Franchek
AU - Til Pérez, Lluis
AU - Ibáñez Toda, Lourdes
AU - Pedret Carballido, Carles
AU - Nardi Vilardaga, Joan
AU - Rodas, Gil
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - © 2014 Consell Català de l'Esport. Generalitat de Catalunya. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between injury incidence (IL) and maturity stage in male elite handball players. A prospective study was conducted during two seasons, evaluating the sports injuries, maturity status and exposure time in hours in 133 young handball players, using the UEFA methodology model for epidemiological studies.The maturity stage with different parameters is presented, as well as Tanner's stage, puberty stages, peak high velocity, testicular volume, and the bone age. Finally, 190 injuries from a total of 34,222. hours of exposure were registered.The mean total Injury Incidence (IL) by categories was 5.6 injuries/1000. hours of exposure. Injury incidence during competition: 21.8 injuries/1000. hours and in training: 3.1 injuries/1000. h, with no statistically significant differences between IL, chronological age, and different maturity stages using ANOVA.The multivariate statistical analysis showed a tendency of associations between IL in competition category (. P=. .07), and the IL in training for Tanner (. P=. .091) and puberty (. P=. .021).In conclusion: There was a significant difference in total IL by age categories in handball players, and there was a statistically significance tendency as regards some maturity stages using multivariate analysis. This last result should be taken into account when planning training seasons and strategies for injury prevention in the context of the handball training.
AB - © 2014 Consell Català de l'Esport. Generalitat de Catalunya. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between injury incidence (IL) and maturity stage in male elite handball players. A prospective study was conducted during two seasons, evaluating the sports injuries, maturity status and exposure time in hours in 133 young handball players, using the UEFA methodology model for epidemiological studies.The maturity stage with different parameters is presented, as well as Tanner's stage, puberty stages, peak high velocity, testicular volume, and the bone age. Finally, 190 injuries from a total of 34,222. hours of exposure were registered.The mean total Injury Incidence (IL) by categories was 5.6 injuries/1000. hours of exposure. Injury incidence during competition: 21.8 injuries/1000. hours and in training: 3.1 injuries/1000. h, with no statistically significant differences between IL, chronological age, and different maturity stages using ANOVA.The multivariate statistical analysis showed a tendency of associations between IL in competition category (. P=. .07), and the IL in training for Tanner (. P=. .091) and puberty (. P=. .021).In conclusion: There was a significant difference in total IL by age categories in handball players, and there was a statistically significance tendency as regards some maturity stages using multivariate analysis. This last result should be taken into account when planning training seasons and strategies for injury prevention in the context of the handball training.
KW - Handball
KW - Sexual maturity
KW - Sports injury
U2 - 10.1016/j.apunts.2014.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.apunts.2014.07.001
M3 - Article
SN - 0213-3717
VL - 50
SP - 5
EP - 14
JO - Apunts Medicina de l'Esport
JF - Apunts Medicina de l'Esport
IS - 185
ER -