Prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in young athletes

Authors

  • Shaiane da Silva Tomazoni Universidade de São Paulo - USP
  • Bruna Guimarães dos Santos Zanetto Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal Junior Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conscientiaesaude/2011/v10n1/2498

Keywords:

Musculoskeletal injuries, Prevalence, Sports, Teenagers.

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Sports injuries in adolescents vary due to factors such as type of sport, time spent and level of demand. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in adolescent athletes. Methods: Data collection of records (containing age, date of birth, height, body mass, sport, gender, anatomical location, classification and origin of the lesion) of the athletes met in the service of Physiotherapy of the EMI-UCS, who had musculoskeletal injuries July 2005 to June 2009. Results: Males had higher number of lesions (67.6%). Most injuries were traumatic (69%). Volleyball had a higher number of injuries (28.0%). The most frequent injury was ankle sprain (24.8%) and had higher prevalence of knee injuries (25.3%). Conclusion: It is of great importance for studies on the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries because it enables professionals working with sports to plan your workouts and can prevent possible injury.

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Author Biographies

Shaiane da Silva Tomazoni, Universidade de São Paulo - USP

Laboratório de Farmacologia e Terapêutica Experimental

Bruna Guimarães dos Santos Zanetto, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Instituto de Medicina do Esporte

Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal Junior, Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação

Published

2011-03-31

How to Cite

1.
Tomazoni S da S, Zanetto BG dos S, Leal Junior ECP. Prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in young athletes. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 8];10(1):122-8. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2498

Issue

Section

Applied Sciences