Landing Technique and Ankle-dorsiflexion Range of Motion are not Associated with the History of Lower Limb Injuries among Youth Basketball Athletes

BACKGROUND: Lower limb injuries generate a significant health burden in basketball. Landing technique and ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion have been suggested as risk factors for lower limb injuries among youth athletes, but studies conducted specifically with basketball athletes are lacking. HYPO...

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Autores principales: Borges Gomes, Luiz Augusto, Alves da Cunha, Ronaldo, Dias Lopes, Alexandre, Andrelino de Souza, Fábio, Cruvinel Costa, Felipe, Vicente Andreoli, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: NASMI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10069369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37020438
http://dx.doi.org/10.26603/001c.73033
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Lower limb injuries generate a significant health burden in basketball. Landing technique and ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion have been suggested as risk factors for lower limb injuries among youth athletes, but studies conducted specifically with basketball athletes are lacking. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE: To describe the period prevalence of basketball-related injuries and to examine the association of the history of lower limb injuries with landing technique and ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion asymmetry among youth basketball athletes. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-Sectional Survey. METHODS: Youth basketball athletes were asked to complete a paper-based survey to investigate personal characteristics, training characteristics and their three-month history of basketball-related injuries. The Landing Error Scoring System and the Weight-Bearing Lunge Test were used to evaluate landing technique and ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion. Binary logistic regression was utilized to examine the association of the investigated variables with the presence of history of lower limb injuries among the athletes. RESULTS: A total of 534 athletes participated. The three-month prevalence of basketball-related injuries was 23.2% (95% CI 19.7 – 27), and the majority of the reported injuries affected the lower limbs (69.7%; n=110). Sprains were the most frequent type of injury (29.1%; n=46), and the ankle (30.4%; n=48) and knee (21.5%; n=34) were the most affected anatomic locations. Landing technique (p = 0.105) and ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion asymmetry (p = 0.529) were not associated with the history of lower limb injuries. CONCLUSION: The three-month prevalence of basketball-related injuries was 23.2%. Although ankle sprains were the most frequent injury, landing technique and ankle-dorsiflexion range of motion asymmetry were not associated with the history of lower limb injuries among youth basketball athletes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3

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