Epidemiology of Sports-Related Injuries and Associated Risk Factors in Adolescent Athletes: An Injury Surveillance

The present study aimed to determine the epidemiology of sport-related injuries in amateur and professional adolescent athletes and the incidence of different risk factors on those injuries. Four hundred ninety-eight athletes aged 14 to 21 voluntarily participated in this prospective injury surveill...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-05, Vol.18 (9), p.4857
Main Authors: Prieto-González, Pablo, Martínez-Castillo, Jose Luis, Fernández-Galván, Luis Miguel, Casado, Arturo, Soporki, Sergio, Sánchez-Infante, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Ankle
Athletes
Child development
Competition
Epidemiology
Fractures
Health risks
Injury prevention
Knee
Muscles
Physical education
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Sporting goods
Sports complexes
Sports injuries
Sports related injuries
Surveillance
Teenagers
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Summary:The present study aimed to determine the epidemiology of sport-related injuries in amateur and professional adolescent athletes and the incidence of different risk factors on those injuries. Four hundred ninety-eight athletes aged 14 to 21 voluntarily participated in this prospective injury surveillance, conducted from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. The information collected included: personal data, sports aspects, characteristics of the injuries, and lifestyle. Forty point four percent of the participants suffered an injury in 2019 (39% of them in a previously injured area). The average injury rate was 2.64 per 1000 h. Soccer presented the highest rate (7.21). The most common injuries were: lumbar muscle strains (12.24%), ankle sprains (11.98%), and bone fractures (9.31%). Ankles (36.12%), knees (19.32%), and shoulders (6.47%) concentrated the highest number of injuries. Fifty-nine point twenty-eight percent of the injuries occurred during practices, and 40.72% during competition or peri-competition. Higher injury rates were associated (in this order) with the following factors: (a) Greater number of hours of practice per week. (b) Not performing warm-ups. (c) Using inadequate sports facilities. (d) Being aged 14–17. (e) Not performing physical preparation. (f) Inappropriate training load. (g) Not performing injury-preventive activities. (h) Performing sports technique without the supervision of one sports coach. (i) Inadequate sports equipment. In conclusion, since most injury risk factors are modifiable, it is imperative to implement strategies to reduce amateur and professional adolescent athletes’ injury rates.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18094857