Publications by authors named "Huib Valkenberg"
Objectives: To evaluate whether in fitness-related activities and recreational running over time, there is an increase in the number of novice sports athletes and whether these novice athletes have an increased injury rate compared with their experienced counterparts.
Methods: Data were collected from a large population-based retrospective cross-sectional study, 'Injuries and Physical Activity in the Netherlands' (IPAN). Athletes aged ≥18 years were included.
The aim of this study was to determine the association between bicycle helmet use in adults (16 years and older) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in emergency departments (EDs) in the Netherlands.The conducted research was a retrospective case-control study in patients aged 16 years and older who sustained a bicycle accident and therefore visited the EDs of participating hospitals throughout 2016. Cases were patients with TBI; controls were patients without TBI but with other trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrends in sports-related emergency department visits in the Netherlands, 2009-2018.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med
October 2020
Objectives: We aim to describe time trends of severe sports-related emergency department (ED) visits in the Netherlands, from 2009 to 2018.
Methods: Data were extracted from the Dutch Injury Surveillance System by age, gender, sports activity and injury diagnosis, from 2009 to 2018. Absolute numbers and time trends of severe sports-related ED visits were calculated.
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the yearly incidence of Home and Leisure Injuries (HLI) and Road Traffic Injuries (RTI) in Luxembourg using both survey-based and registry-based methods, aiming to create a comprehensive injury burden pyramid.
- Data was collected from the European Health Examination Survey and the Emergency Department surveillance system in 2013, involving different age groups reporting on injuries and treatment received.
- Results indicate that there are discrepancies in injury incidence estimates from the different sources, with hospital-treated injuries recorded at 60.1 per thousand in registry data, while surveys reported incidents of 62.1 and 53.2 per thousand, highlighting the importance of integrating multiple data sources for accurate injury statistics.
Objectives: The majority of football injuries are caused by trauma to the lower extremities. Shinguards are considered an important measure in preventing lower leg impact abrasions, contusions and fractures. Given these benefits, Fédération Internationale de Football Association introduced the shinguard law in 1990, which made wearing shinguards during matches mandatory.
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