The aetiology of sport injuries. A review of methodologies.

摘要: Although participation in many sporting activities has increased dramatically recent years, the study of injuries sustained during training or is still its infancy. The most commonly used strategy to describe characteristics a suitable case-series. This approach relatively easy implement, can be estimate total morbidity load population, and identify relative frequency various types injury. However, case series method cannot validly risk factors for injury athletes at high risk; similarly, it absolute level associated with sports participation. Finally, population from which arose often difficult identify, may not representative all occurring that this produce quite misleading results. In contrast, variety epidemiological designs employed address questions aetiology groups athletes. With careful attention underlying denominators, one given characteristics, defined by type intensity their individual physiology. achieved inclusion control subjects sample; these controls uninjured random samples general population. comparison injured permits valid inferences drawn concerning factors, avoiding potential biases affect only.