@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of knee injuries in baseball players from the State of São Paulo",
journal="Revista brasileira de ortopedia (Sao Paulo)",
year="2024",
author="Arashiro, Victor Kenzo and Aguilar, Karin Coca and Xu, Tian and Rabelo, Nayra Deise Dos Anjos and Netto, Alfredo Dos Santos and Cury, Ricardo de Paula Leite",
volume="59",
number="2",
pages="e199-e205",
abstract="OBJECTIVE  This study aimed to identify the main knee complaints and injuries associated with baseball and their prevalence in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. <br><br>METHODS  This epidemiological study analyzed data from an online questionnaire sent to baseball athletes from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2019 to 2022. <br><br>RESULTS  Ninety-eight athletes participated in the study. Their average age was 24.3 years, and 85.72% of the subjects were men. The most prevalent ethnicities were yellow (50%) and white (42.86%). Most athletes had incomplete or complete higher education (75.5%). Most (88.77%) have been training for over 1 year, and 40.82% played in more than 1 position. More than half also practiced another sport. Most (66.32%) athletes present knee complaints or symptoms, and 37.75% had suffered a knee injury playing baseball, with several mechanisms (contact with the ground, contact with another player, or no contact). More than half (59.45%) of the athletes required time away from baseball due to complaints, symptoms, or injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSION  Among the athletes interviewed, 66.32% had a knee complaint, and 37.75% had already had a knee injury, especially meniscal and ligament injuries. The injury rate was highest in the first year of practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0102-3616",
doi="10.1055/s-0044-1785202",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1785202"
}