Epidemiología de las lesiones deportivas

  1. Moreno Pascual, Carlos 1
  2. Rodríguez Pérez, Vicente 2
  3. Seco Calvo, Jesús 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

  2. 2 Universidad de León
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    Universidad de León

    León, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02tzt0b78

Journal:
Fisioterapia

ISSN: 0211-5638

Year of publication: 2008

Volume: 30

Issue: 1

Pages: 40-48

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/S0211-5638(08)72954-7 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-40449119929 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

Sport injury epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of varying rates of injuries in human populations for the purpose of stablishing procedures to prevent their occurrence. This article review integratively and comprehensively the distribution and determinants of injury rates as reported in the literature in addition our experiencie. The largest injury rates is in soccer, followed the basketball and indoor soccer, injuried lower extremities, knee highest. Sports injuries are more frequent in young people, 15-25 years of age. Sprains and straints are the most common injuries.

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