Epidemiología de las lesiones deportivas

Carlos Moreno Pascual ^[1] ; Vicente Rodríguez Pérez ^[2] ; Jesús Seco Calvo ^[2]
1. [1] Universidad de Salamanca
  
  Universidad de Salamanca
  
  Salamanca, España
2. [2] Universidad de León
  
  Universidad de León
  
  León, España
Localización: Fisioterapia, ISSN 0211-5638, Vol. 30, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 40-48
Idioma: español
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Resumen
- Sport injury epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of varying rates of injuries in human populations for the purpose of stablishing procedures to prevent their occurrence. This article review integratively and comprehensively the distribution and determinants of injury rates as reported in the literature in addition our experiencie. The largest injury rates is in soccer, followed the basketball and indoor soccer, injuried lower extremities, knee highest. Sports injuries are more frequent in young people, 15-25 years of age. Sprains and straints are the most common injuries.