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Data were collected prospectively in situ with checklists that described competitor sex, bout category, and weight as well as injured area, diagnosis, mechanism of injury, severity, and treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 1020 bouts were reviewed, 671 in the male category and 349 in the female category. A total of 61 injuries were recorded. Of those, only 3 were time-loss injuries. During the 2009 and 2011 championships, there was 1 injury per 25.6 fights, while during the 2013 championship the number of injuries increased, with 1 injury per 10 fights ( P = .003). There was no statistical difference in the total injury rate between the male and female categories ( P = .71), with an odds ratio of 1.16 (95% CI, 0.52-2.55).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The injury rate for cadet top-level karate competition found in this prospective study is much lower than the rates previously published for karate or other martial arts competitions, but there seems to be a marked increase as more championships are held, which is a matter of concern.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546515615577","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,9]],"date-time":"2015-12-09T21:55:07Z","timestamp":1449698107000},"page":"305-308","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Low Risk of Injuries in Young Adolescents Participating in Top-Level Karate Competition"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"Rafael","family":"Arriaza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto M\u00e9dico Arriaza y Asociados, La Coru\u00f1a, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Inman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oldfield Osteopathic Clinic, Bath, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alvaro","family":"Arriaza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto M\u00e9dico Arriaza y Asociados, La Coru\u00f1a, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miguel A.","family":"Saavedra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Education and Sports School, University of A Coru\u00f1a, La Coru\u00f1a, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0363546515615577","volume-title":"The Superstudy of Sports Participation: Volume II, Recreational Sports 2003","author":"American Sport Data Inc","year":"2004"},{"key":"bibr2-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-004-0593-6"},{"key":"bibr3-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-009-0856-3"},{"issue":"2","key":"bibr4-0363546515615577","first-page":"45","volume":"6","author":"Beis K","year":"2007","journal-title":"J Sports Sci Med"},{"key":"bibr5-0363546515615577","first-page":"130","volume":"23","author":"Beis K","year":"2001","journal-title":"Eur J Sports Traumatol Relat Res"},{"key":"bibr6-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsm.37.5.401"},{"key":"bibr7-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.jsm.0000251181.36582.a0"},{"key":"bibr8-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546505279576"},{"key":"bibr9-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546508330132"},{"issue":"4","key":"bibr10-0363546515615577","first-page":"272","volume":"53","author":"Kazemi M","year":"2009","journal-title":"J Can Chiropr Assoc"},{"key":"bibr11-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsams.2008.09.013"},{"key":"bibr12-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scispo.2009.07.001"},{"key":"bibr13-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arcped.2009.10.017"},{"key":"bibr14-0363546515615577","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2466\/pms.1991.72.1.179"},{"key":"bibr15-0363546515615577","unstructured":"World Karate Federation. http:\/\/www.wkf.net. 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