TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Profile of injures prevalence in athletes who participated in SESC Triathlon Caiobá-2011
JO  - Acta ortopédica Brasileira
A1  - Bertola, Izabela Pichinin
A1  - Sartori, Renato Pineda
A1  - Corrêa, Daniela Gallon
A1  - Zotz, Talita Gianello Gnoato
A1  - Gomes, Anna Raquel Silveira
SP  - 191
EP  - 196
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of injuries occurred during training and/or competition in triathlon athletes at SESC Triathlon Caiobá-2011. <br><br>METHODS: One hundred and ninety athletes participated in the study (153 males and 37 females). <br><br>RESULTS: Athletes reported time of practice between 3 to 6 years (20%), training frequency of 5 days per week (48%), at least one injury during trainings (76%). The prevalence of injuries according to the sports category was: running (79%), cycling (16%) and swimming (5%). The most injured region during training (39%) and competition (46%) was the calf. Female athletes reported 92% of injuries during running training and 35% of those injuries were on ankle and foot. During competition only two athletes reported injuries. Muscle injury was the most prevalent (54%) among male athletes, followed by tendon (19%), ligament (17%) and bone (9%) injuries. Among female athletes prevalent injuries were: 32% muscle, 32% bone, 32% tendon and only 4% ligament injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Skeletal muscle injuries were the most commom lesions during running training, however, male athletes reported mostly calf injuries, while female had mostly ankle and foot injuries. Level of Evidence III. Study of Non-Consecutive Patients; Without Consistently Applied Reference ''Gold'' Standard.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-7852
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-78522014220400895
ID  - ref1
ER  -