@article{ref1,
title="Parasport: effects on musculoskeletal function and injury patterns",
journal="Journal of bone and joint surgery: American volume",
year="2022",
author="Sacks, Hayley and Wu, Meagan and Carter, Cordelia and Karamitopoulos, Mara",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="➤: Sports participation can improve gait, muscle strength, and functional abilities in patients with a wide variety of disabilities. Para athletes are also at substantial risk for injury during sports participation.  ➤: Ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy are at risk for soft-tissue injuries about the knee as well as foot and ankle injuries. Wheelchair athletes are at risk for osteoporotic fractures and shoulder girdle injuries. Limb-deficient athletes are prone to low back pain and overuse injuries of the contralateral extremity.   ➤: Para athletes are vulnerable to abuse during sports participation, and physicians should promptly report any possible abuse or mistreatment.   ➤: Orthopaedic surgeons should understand disability and sport-specific risk factors for injury in para athletes in order to initiate early management and injury prevention protocols.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9355",
doi="10.2106/JBJS.21.01504",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.21.01504"
}