Paal K Nilssen, Christopher P Connolly, Kasey B Johnson, Stephanie P Cho, Blake H Cohoe, Thomas K Miller, Robert H Laird, Robert E Sallis, W Douglas B Hiller
PURPOSE: To examine the injury and illness characteristics, treatments, and outcomes at elite ultra-endurance triathlon events. METHODS: We quantified participant demographics, injury types, treatments, and disposition for medical encounters at 27 Ironman-distance triathlon championships from 1989-2019. We then calculated the likelihood of concurrent medical complaints in each encounter. RESULTS: We analyzed 10,533 medical encounters among 49,530 race participants for a cumulative incidence of 221...
June 15, 2023: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise