Analiza rodzaju urazów doznawanych w obrębie twarzoczaszki w różnych dyscyplinach walki sportowej

*Piotr Wesołowski², Paulina Tokarska¹, Katarzyna Mańka-Malara¹, Andrzej Wojtowicz²

Summary
Introduction: Martial Arts are among the high-risk sports that involves huge number of orofacial injuries. It is crucial that the player knows what to do in case of sustaining a trauma during training and tournament. Martial arts are often treated as a single, homogeneous group, in spite of differing significantly.
Aim: To define the frequency of oral injuries among martial arts fighters, to compare the frequency of injuries among different disciplines and to assess the level knowledge about the proper procedures in case of injury.
Material and methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey about the severity of injuries, both during the training and tournaments, as well as the knowledge about the procedures in case of the injury among 400 male and female fighters in kyokushin karate, shotokan karate, muaythai, taekwondo, boxing, kickboxing and judo.
Results: The most common injuries of the head and mouth areas in martial arts are soft tissue injuries – 33% of respondents; the second most widespread are tooth fractures – 10.75%. Bone fractures were listed by 6.5% of the respondents, enamel fracture occurred in 5.5% of cases, 3.75% of respondents had a tooth knocked out, 3% had a concussion. Dental intrusion or displacement of the tooth – 2%, other injuries – 5.5%. Martial arts competitors have little knowledge about the appropriate procedures in case of sustaining an injury.
Conclusions: Injuries of the oral cavity and maxillofacialstructures in martial arts arean important issue for the fighters. Competitors do not have enough knowledge about the proper procedures in caseof an injury.

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