Epidemiology of injuries in track and field athletes: a cross-sectional study of specific injuries based on time loss and reduction in sporting level

Physical Profile and Epidemiological Analysis of Injuries in a College Athletics Team: A Retrospective Analysis

“…where 82 participants answered a questionnaire in which they found an incidence of more them 2 injuries per injured athlete (IIA) 14 . Compared to the study by Lambert et al ., which found an incidence of 1.32 IIA 10 , this study presents similar findings with an incidence of 1.15 IIA. It is believed that the low recurrence of injuries was due to the long time away reported by athletes after an injury, which can favor a complete recovery, avoiding recurrence or complications of the injuries.…”

“…The injuries per body segment were similar to that found by Lamberte et al, who reported 83% of injuries in the lower limbs 10 , compared to 95.6% reported in the present study. The anatomical sites of injuries were also similar.…”

“…In a study by Lambert et al conduced retrospectively with 743 professional athletics athletes that answered a questionnaire formulated by the German Olympic Federation, where participants self-reported their injuries occurrence during the 2012-2016 Olympic cycle, found that 64 % of participants had injuries, a similar level that reported in this study 10 .…”

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Female Javelin Athletes: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

“…Regarding the most common injury reported, UCL injuries were most prevalent followed by anterior cruciate ligament injuries and scoliosis. Similarly, an epidemiological study examining injuries to track and field athletes found that athletes competing in throwing and shot put events reported elbow ligament injuries more often than any other injury (14). When assessing UCL injuries, the forearm flexor musculature also must be evaluated as previous research has found a strong association between UCL injury and forearm flexor injury (15).…”

A Factual Survey on the Injury of Youth Athletes for Prevention and Management

“…Runners experience an impact force equivalent to 5 times their weight on their feet which results in excessive injuries, and sprint and jump activities have a higher risk of acute injury due to the supramaximal force combined with the high strain eccentrically loaded on the pre-contracted musculature tissue within the stretch-shortening cycle ( 3 ). Muscle strain of the thigh was the injury with the highest prevalence in the Olympian sprint, followed by foot ligament injury and upper ankle ligament injury ( 4 ). The most common sites of injury in athletes were 1) leg, 2) thigh, and 3) knee, with the most common diagnoses being stress fractures and hamstring strains ( 5 ).…”