• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes March 2009 

      Ljungqvist, Arne; Jenoure, Peter; Engebretsen, Lars; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clough, Anthony; De Bondt, Guido; Dvorak, Jiri; Maloley, Robert; Matheson, Gordon; Meeuwisse, Willem; Meijboom, Erik; Mountjoy, Margo; Pelliccia, Antonio; Schwellnus, Martin; Sprumont, Dominique; Schamasch, Patrick; Gauthier, Jean-Benoit; Dubi, Christophe; Stupp, Howard; Thill, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      The Olympic Games is the largest sport event in the world. In Beijing, 10 500 athletes competed, selected from a large group of elite athletes in 204 countries. Sports participation on the elite level, aside from winning ...
    • Sports injuries and illnesses during the Winter Olympic Games 2010 

      Engebretsen, Lars; Steffen, Kathrin; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Aubry, Mark; Dvorak, Jiri; Junge, Astrid; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Renström, Per; Wilkinson, Mike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09)
      Background: Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage. Aim: To analyse the ...
    • Sports injuries and illnesses in the 2009 FINA World Championships (Aquatics) 

      Mountjoy, Margo; Junge, Astrid; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Engebretsen, Lars; Dragen, Ioan; Gerrard, David; Kouidri, Mohamed; Luebs, Eide; Shapar, Farhad Moradi; Dvorak, Jiri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)
      Background: Analysis of injury and illness prevalence in elite sport provides the basis for the development of prevention programmes. Objectives: To analyse the frequency and characteristics of injuries and illnesses ...
    • Sports injuries during the summer Olympic games 2008 

      Junge, Astrid; Engebretsen, Lars; Mountjoy, Margo; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Renström, Per; Aubry, Mark; Dvorak, Jiri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-09-25)
      Background Standardized assessment of sports injuries provides important epidemiological information and also directions for injury prevention. Purpose To analyze the frequency, characteristics, and causes of injuries ...
    • Sports injuries surveillance during the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships 

      Alonso, Juan Manuel; Junge, Astrid; Renström, Per; Engebretsen, Lars; Mountjoy, Margo; Dvorak, Jiri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze all sports injuries incurred in competitions and/or training during the 2007 World Athletics Championships and to prove the feasibility of the injury surveillance system ...
    • Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries 

      Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Palmer, Debbie; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Lopes, Alexandre Dias; Dvořák, Jiří A.; Grant, Marie-Elaine; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Pena Costa, Leonardo Oliveira; Salmina, Natalia; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. Methods: We recorded the daily incidence of athlete injuries ...