Comparison of the prevalence and mechanism of sports injuries among elite male basketball players

Background: Basketball is a team-oriented and contact sport and participation in this sport entails accepting the risk of injury. The purpose of this study was to determine the causes and prevalence of sports injuries among male basketball players in the country. The aim of this study was to determine the causes and prevalence of sport injuries.Methods: This cross-sectional study employed a retrospective method and utilized a questionnaire on basketball injuries as documented by Marcus et al. The study surveyed ۸۲ players from the Premier League and Division I, belonging to the ۱۴۰۱ basketball season. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and chi-square test (c۲). Results: The results of the study showed that the frequency of injuries in the lower extremities (۷۵%) was significantly higher than in the other parts of the body (p = ۰.۰۰۱, c۲ = ۹۴.۴۶). In the lower limbs, knees and wrists had the highest injury rates (۴۸.۷%, and ۴۶.۲%, respectively) (p = ۰.۰۰۱, c۲ = ۴۱.۴۹). Conversely, in the upper limb, shoulder had the highest injury rate (۵۰%) though the difference was not significant (p = ۰.۲۶, c۲ = ۲.۶۲). The mechanism of occurrence of damage was related to landing (۴۴.۲%), which was statistically significant (p = ۰.۰۰۱, c۲ = ۵۸.۵۳).Conclusion: The majority of injuries among basketball players affect the lower extremities, particularly the knees and ankles, likely due to frequent jumping and rapid movements during the game.

کلیدواژه ها:

Prevalence ، mechanism ، sport injury ، Basketball