Retrospective case evaluation of gender differences in sports injuries in a Japanese sports medicine clinic

Abstract Background: Although both gender- and sports-specific injuries exist among athletes, gender differences in the types of injuries caused by sports activities, except for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and anterior knee pain, are not well established. Objective: An observational stud...

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Published in:Gender medicine 2008-12, Vol.5 (4), p.405-414
Main Authors: Iwamoto, Jun, MD, Takeda, Tsuyoshi, MD, Sato, Yoshihiro, MD, Matsumoto, Hideo, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACL injury
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data
Ankle Injuries - epidemiology
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Back Injuries - epidemiology
basketball
Basketball - injuries
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Female
Fractures, Stress - epidemiology
gender
Humans
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Internal Medicine
Japan - epidemiology
Knee Injuries - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Muscle, Skeletal - injuries
Physical Fitness
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
Skiing - injuries
sports injury
Sports Medicine - statistics & numerical data
Sprains and Strains - epidemiology
stress fracture
Swimming - injuries
Tennis - injuries
Track and Field - injuries
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Volleyball - injuries
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background: Although both gender- and sports-specific injuries exist among athletes, gender differences in the types of injuries caused by sports activities, except for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and anterior knee pain, are not well established. Objective: An observational study with a retrospective case-series design was conducted to investigate gender-specific differences in the types of injuries sustained while engaging in sports activities common to both males and females. Methods: We analyzed injuries sustained during sports activities including basketball, volleyball, tennis, skiing, track and field, and swimming, using data on age, sex, sports activities, activity levels, and sports injuries that had been computerized at our sports medicine (orthopedics) clinic. Inclusion criteria were sports activities that had a record of >100 injuries in total and athletes aged
ISSN:1550-8579
1878-7398
DOI:10.1016/j.genm.2008.10.002