The Most Common Handball Injuries: A Systematic Review

Helena Vila, Andrea Barreiro, Carlos Ayán, Antonio Antúnez () and Carmen Ferragut
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Helena Vila: Department of Special Didactics, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain
Andrea Barreiro: Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Carlos Ayán: Department of Special Didactics, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain
Antonio Antúnez: Research Group in Optimization of Training and Sports Performance (GOERD), University of Extremadura, 10005 Caceres, Spain
Carmen Ferragut: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Science Health, University of Alcala, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: Handball is a team sport involving a great physical demand from its practitioners in which a high number of injuries occur, affecting individual and collective performance. Knowledge of the injuries is of great importance for their prevention. The objective of the present study was to identify, locate and compare the most frequent injuries and injury mechanisms in handball practice. It was carried out following the Preferred Informed Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The source of data collection was direct consultation of the PubMed and Medline databases. Several keywords were used for the documentary retrieval, and the quality of the studies that were selected was evaluated. Of the 707 studies retrieved, only 27 were considered appropriate for the review, and quality scores were obtained that ranged from 10 to 26 points, out of a maximum of 28. The most frequent injuries in handball players are located in the lower limbs (thigh, knee and ankle), and in the shoulder in the upper limbs. Regarding the playing position, the players who play over the 6-m line are the most affected by injuries, while the women players have a higher probability of injury. Most injuries occur during competition.

Keywords: athletes; team sports; prevention; epidemiology; overuse injuries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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