PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T Krosshaug
AU  - T E Andersen
AU  - O-E O Olsen
AU  - G Myklebust
AU  - R Bahr
TI  - Research approaches to describe the mechanisms of injuries in sport: limitations and possibilities
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018358
DP  - 2005 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 330--339
VI  - 39
IP  - 6
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/6/330.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/6/330.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2005 Jun 01; 39
AB  - A number of different methodological approaches have been used to describe the inciting event for sports injuries. These include interviews of injured athletes, analysis of video recordings of actual injuries, clinical studies (clinical findings of joint damage are studied to understand the injury mechanism, mainly through plain radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, arthroscopy, and computed tomography scans), in vivo studies (ligament strain or forces are measured to understand ligament loading patterns), cadaver studies, mathematical modelling and simulation of injury situations, and measurement/estimation from “close to injury” situations. In rare cases, injuries have even occurred during biomechanical experiments. This review describes each research approach and assesses its strengths and weaknesses in contributing to the understanding and prevention of sports injuries.