Safety of a preadolescent basketball program
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Sicherheit eines Basketball-Trainingsprogramms fuer Kinder |
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Autor: | Gutgesell, M.E. |
Erschienen in: | American journal of diseases of children |
Veröffentlicht: | 145 (1991), S. 1023-1025, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0002-922X, 0096-8994 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199805301677 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
A preadolescent youth basketball program was prospectively studied to determine injury rates and the kinds of injuries sustained. The overall injury rate was 7.6% (39 injuries among the 510 children aged 5 to 12 years). Girls had a higher injury rate than boys (P<.02). Only 12 children (2.4%) suffered significant injuries as defined by the inability to play for at least one session. Most injuries were contusions (35.9%), followed by strains or sprains (28.2%), epistaxis (12.8%), lacerations (5.1%), and one finger fracture (2.6%), the most significant injury. Games were more likely to produce injuries than practice sessions; most injuries occurred in the second half of game play. This study documents a low injury rate in an organized preadolescent basketball program. Verf.-Referat