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Carlos Marcelo Pastre

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• Research Article
  Sports Injuries among Young Basketball Players: A Retrospective Study
  Author(s): Fabio do Nascimento Bastos, Leonardo Carvalho, Jayme Netto Júnior, Franciele Marques Vanderlei, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei and Carlos Marcelo Pastre Fabio do Nascimento Bastos, Leonardo Carvalho, Jayme Netto Júnior, Franciele Marques Vanderlei, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei and Carlos Marcelo Pastre
  
  Young of both sexes practicing basketball are becoming more frequent and this consequently increases the risk of sports injury. Therefore, the objective was to analyze the characteristics of injuries and associated personal and training characteristics in young basketball players of both sexes. Methods: One-year retrospective cross-sectional survey with 580 basketball players. Basketball players were interviewed using the Reported Condition Inquiry. This questionnaire contains items addressing anthropometric data and characteristics of injuries having occurred in the previous 12 months. Results: A total of 167 of the interviewees reported injuries. Significant differences were detected regarding all variables and both sexes (except age, body mass index and duration of practice in males) between athletes who had suffered injury and those who had not. A greater number of injuries occurr.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0870.1000173

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