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Table 5 Comparative injury rates per 1,000 athlete-exposures (95%CI) in adult martial arts athletes*.

From: Injuries at a Canadian National Taekwondo Championships: a prospective study

Sport/Study

Men

Women

Taekwondo (this study)

79.9 (53.4–106.4)

25.3 (3.2–82.4)

Judo [12]

48.5 (18.5–78.6)

34.3 (4.2–64.3)

Judo [19]

115.1 (90.9–139.3)

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Judo [20]

51.3 (1.0–101.6)

125.0 (107.7–142.3)

Judo [11]

25.2 (6.5–43.8)

41.3 (14.3–68.3)

Karate [10]

168.9 (144.1–193.6)

158.5 (120.0–197.1)

Karate [19]

65.5 (43.1–87.8)

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Karate [21]

135.6 (105.9–165.3)

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Karate [9]

157.7 (123.6–191.8)

80.4 (27.9–132.9)

  1. *Except for our own studies, injury rates are estimated based on the information provided by the authors