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Manikavasagam Jegathesan
Publications - 3
Citations - 595
Manikavasagam Jegathesan is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Athletes & Injury prevention. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 494 citations.
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Sports injuries and illnesses during the London Summer Olympic Games 2012
Lars Engebretsen,Torbjørn Soligard,Kathrin Steffen,Juan-Manuel Alonso,Mark Aubry,Richard Budgett,Jiri Dvorak,Manikavasagam Jegathesan,Willem H. Meeuwisse,Margo Mountjoy,Deborah S. Palmer-Green,Ivor Vanhegan,Per Renström +12 more
TL;DR: The incidence of injuries and illnesses varied substantially among sports and the risk of an athlete being injured was the highest in taekwondo, football, BMX, handball, mountain bike, athletics, weightlifting, hockey and badminton, and the lowest in archery, canoe slalom and sprint, track cycling, rowing, shooting and equestrian.
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Medical care delivery at the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010.
Jason Kok Kiong Chia,Keng Boon Tay,Pillai Suresh,Patrick Schamasch,Manikavasagam Jegathesan,Margo Mountjoy,Weng Kee Lim,Peng Ju Lwa,Cheong Yoong Wong +8 more
TL;DR: The dispersed nature of the Games venues provided challenges to the organisation of medical cover for the participants and organisers in future Games can make use of the data to plan for future Games of a similar nature.
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Medical services at the 2017 Sapporo Asian winter games: injury and illness epidemiology at a 34-nation multisport event.
Kota Watanabe,Takao Akama,Shin Asakawa,Kimitaka Fukuda,Hiroya Sakai,Toru Okuwaki,Tomohito Imai,Hiroko Sato,Masaki Katayose,Masaki Katayose,Manikavasagam Jegathesan,Nadia Al Shamali +11 more
TL;DR: Injuries and illnesses varied depending on NOC medical staffing and sport events, and will serve organisers of medical and physiotherapy services in the Asian Winter Games and similar large events.