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AN INVESTIGATIVE ANALYSIS OF BASKETBALL INJURIES BY COLLEGE STUDENTS

ANÁLISE INVESTIGATIVA SOBRE LESÕES NO BASQUETEBOL POR ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS

ANÁLISIS DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LAS LESIONES EN BALONCESTO POR ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Basketball is a sport with strong rivalry, being, therefore, a modality with great facility to cause sports injuries along its practice.

Objective

Investigate the status of sports injuries in college basketball for amateur students.

Methods

480 college students who were not basketball experts were selected as research volunteers. The current status of sports injuries in the 12-week optional basketball course was investigated, and the main risk factors were analyzed.

Results

Among amateur male college students, the average playing age of third-grade male college students is higher than that of second-grade male college students, and the weekly playing frequency is lower than that of second-grade male college students. The incidence of basketball sports injuries among male college students who do not specialize in basketball from childhood to adulthood is up to 90.7%, and 85.5% during their college years.

Conclusion

In basketball sports, the most vulnerable parts of amateur male college students are the wrist joint, ankle joint, knee joint, leg, head and face, shoulder, waist, and back, respectively. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Basketball; Students; Sports Injuries

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