Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018

Debbie Palmer; Dale J Cooper; Carolyn Emery; Mark E Batt; Lars Engebretsen; Brigitte E Scammell; Patrick Schamasch; Malav Shroff; Torbjørn Soligard; Kathrin Steffen; Jackie L Whittaker; Richard Budgett

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2019-101772

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Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018

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Debbie Palmer School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dale J Cooper School of Allied Health Professions, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carolyn Emery Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Faculty of Kinesiology and Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark E Batt Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Versus Arthritis, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lars Engebretsen Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Oslo, Norway Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brigitte E Scammell School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Versus Arthritis, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patrick Schamasch Medical Committee, World Olympians Association, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Malav Shroff Medical Committee, World Olympians Association, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Torbjørn Soligard Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathrin Steffen Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jackie L Whittaker Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard Budgett Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Debbie Palmer, Moray House School of Education and Sport, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ, UK; debbie.palmer{at}ed.ac.uk

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Palmer D, Cooper DJ, Emery C, et al

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:46-53.

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Accepted September 25, 2020
First published November 9, 2020.

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December 16, 2020

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