BACKGROUND: Information on ice hockey @entity130 at the international level is very limited. The aim of the study was to analyse the incidence, type, mechanism and severity of ice hockey @entity130 in @entity1 's international ice hockey tournaments. METHODS: All the @entity130 in @entity1 's International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship tournaments over a 7-year period were analysed using a strict @entity130 , standardised reporting strategies and an injury diagnosis made by a team physician. RESULTS: 528 @entity130 were recorded in games resulting in an injury rate of 14.2 per 1000 player-games (52.1/1000 player-game hours). Additionally, 27 @entity130 occurred during practice. For WC A-pool Tournaments and Olympic Winter Games (OWG) the injury rate was 16.3/1000 player-games (59.6/1000 player-game hours). Body checking, and stick and puck contact caused 60.7% of the @entity130 . The most common types of @entity130 were lacerations, @entity6475 , contusions and @entity174 . A laceration was the most common @entity8494 and was typically caused by a stick. The knee was the most frequently injured part of the lower body and the shoulder was the most common site of an @entity130 . Arenas with flexible boards and glass reduced the risk of injury by 29% ( @entity12623 0.71, (95% CI 0.56 to 0.91)). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of injury during international ice hockey competition is relatively high. Arena characteristics, such as flexible boards and glass, appeared to reduce the risk of injury.

Injuries in XXXX 's international ice hockey: a 7-year study of the International Ice Hockey Federation Adult World Championship Tournaments and Olympic Winter Games.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures'] @entity12623 :: ('3645', 'Gene') :: ['IRR'] @entity6475 :: ('MESH:D013180', 'Disease') :: ['sprains'] @entity8494 :: ('MESH:D005151', 'Disease') :: ['facial injury'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['upper body injury', 'definition of injury', 'injuries']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['men']
