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Injury & illness surveillance study : London 2012 Olympic Summer Games / International Olympic Committee
Edited by IOC - 2012
Injury surveillance provides not only important epidemiological information, but also direction for injury prevention. During the 2004 Olympic Games, the eight international team sports federations (FIBA, FIFA, FINA, the FIH, the FIVB, IBAF, the IHF and the ISF) participated in a study on the frequency and characteristics of injuries in all 14 team sport tournaments using an established injury-surveillance system. The acceptance and compliance of the project was excellent, as demonstrated by the response rate exceeding 90% for almost all tournaments. The findings, which were consistent with previous studies, demonstrated the high quality of the data obtained. In Beijing 2008 the injury surveillance system was slightly modified to be applicable for both individual and team sports, and in Vancouver 2010 to also monitor illnesses. Thanks to the collaboration with you, the NOC physicians and physiotherapists, the quality of the data reported in these Games was excellent. The results from the IOC injury surveillance system have been published in the renowned peer-reviewed journals “British journal of sports medicine” and “American journal of sports medicine”. The aims of the present study are to record newly acquired illnesses and sports injuries incurred in competitions and/or training during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.