Epidemiology of Fencing Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States: 2003 to 2022
Fencing-related injuries are most common in the Division age group. Strain/sprain injuries seem more common at higher levels of fencing, whereas lacerations have a sizable presence at lower levels. Male fencers have a significantly higher risk of the 2 most common injuries. Regulation at national or individual coaching levels could reduce laceration injuries in less-experienced fencers.
Authors
- Brett D. Owens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9972-0096)
- Jonathan Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6711-3585)
- Ridhi Sachdev
- Elaine He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0311-0104)
- Patrick Morrissey
- Ryan Lim
- Carmen Fahlen
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Development Fund (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001395
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00