RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sports injuries and illnesses during the Granada Winter Universiade 2015
JF BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
JO BMJ OPEN SP EX MED
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000123
DO 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000123
VO 2
IS 1
A1 Gallo-Vallejo, Miguel Ángel
A1 de la Cruz-Márquez, Juan Carlos
A1 de la Cruz-Campos, Adrián
A1 de la Cruz-Campos, Juan Carlos
A1 Pestaña-Melero, Francisco Luis
A1 Carmona-Ruiz, Ginés
A1 Gallo-Galán, Luz María
YR 2017
UL http://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000123.abstract
AB Objective To analyse the incidence of diseases and injuries suffered by athletes participating in the 27th Winter Sports Universiade held in Granada, Spain.Methods The daily occurrence of injuries and diseases was registered at the point of first aid (Borreguiles, 2665 metres above sea level (masl)) and in the clinic of Pradollano (2017 masl), both in Sierra Nevada, as well as in medical services provided by the organising committee of Granada 2015 Universiade and located in sport pavilions in which indoor competitions are held.Results A total of 1109 athletes (650 men, 58.61%; 459 women, 41.39%). Nine diseases and 68 injuries were recorded. In total, the rate of injury was 6.13% (7.07% for men and 4.79% for women). The percentage of injury was highest in alpine skiing (10.34%) followed by freestyle skiing (8.62%). In relation to the time of exposure, freestyle skiing showed the shortest time of exposure (0.31 hours) before suffering an injury. Short track speed skating showed the longest exposure (9.80 hours), before suffering an injury. The most common anatomical areas of injury were the head, shoulder and knee (13.23%). Only nine diseases were suffered (four women and five men) of which six were infections, one was a friction burn, one was a lipothymy and one a cluster headache due to height.Conclusion In general, 6.13% of the athletes sustained at least one injury and 0.81% a disease, which is a much lower percentage than that recorded in similar events. The incidence of injuries and diseases varied among sport specialities.