Sports injuries among adolescents

• Verfasst von: Schneider, Sven [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Yamamoto, Shelby [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Weidmann, Christian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Brühmann, Boris A. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Sports injuries among adolescents
• Titelzusatz: incidence, causes and consequences
• Verf.angabe: Sven Schneider, Shelby Yamamoto, Christian Weidmann and Boris Brühmann
• Jahr: 2012
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Fussnoten: Version of record online: 26 September 2012 ; Gesehen am 03.07.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Journal of paediatrics and child health
• Ort Quelle: Oxford [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 1990
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 48(2012), 10, Seite E183-E189
• ISSN Quelle: 1440-1754
• DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02578.x
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: athletic injury
• Sach-SW: child
• Sach-SW: gender
• Sach-SW: physical activity
• Sach-SW: risk
• Sach-SW: sports
• K10plus-PPN: 1577205057

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 1-year incidence, location, type, mechanism and severity of sports injuries for adolescents in Germany. Methods: Data were from the ‘German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents’, a nationwide study of n = 17 641 children and adolescents. Analyses were based on a weighted total sample size of nw = 7451 adolescents between 11 and 17 years of age, 51% of them boys. Results: A total of 577 adolescents (8%) reported having experienced a sports injury during the past year. Collisions and falls were reported as being the most important causes. The most frequent diagnoses were contusions, dislocations, strains and sprains (60%), followed by fractures (26%). Most injuries (88%) were treated on an outpatient basis with only 12% resulting in hospitalisation. Gender-specific analyses showed that 9% of the boys and 7% of the girls suffered from a sports injury during the past year. After adjusting for the level of physical activity, these gender differences disappeared (ORgirls 0.94; 95% confidence intervals: 0.74-1.18). Excluding injuries incurred from falls while horse riding, there were no gender differences in the mechanism of injury. Among boys, 30% of all injuries were fractures, among girls 20% (P < 0.05). Apart from fractures, no further differences between the sexes in the range of diagnoses were identified. Conclusions: Although these results suggest that the risk of sports injuries does not differ significantly based on adolescents' gender, the incidence rate of adolescent sports injuries within Germany is relatively high.