Citation

Luciano Ade P, Lara LC. Acta Ortop. Bras. 2012; 20(6): 339-342.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the School of Medicine of Taubaté. SP. Group of Foot and Ankle Pathologies of Hospital Universitário de Taubaté - SP. Service of Prof. Dr. Nelson Franco Filho.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia)

DOI

10.1590/S1413-78522012000600005

PMID

24453628

PMCID

PMC3861959

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This is a retrospective study showing the incidence, type and extent of injuries occurring in the foot and/or ankle as a result of recreational sports practice.

METHODS: We treated 131 patients, of which 123 were male and 8 female, with a history of trauma and pain in the foot and/or ankle after the practicing recreational sports. The average age of the male patients was 24.53 years. The evaluation was done through a research protocol, which contained the variables age, sex, diagnosis, and type of recreational sport.

RESULTS: The sports were classified according to the American Medical Association, which divides them into contact and non-contact sports. 82.4% of the sample practiced contact sports, while 17.6% practiced sports classified as non-contact.

CONCLUSIONS: The sprained ankle was the most frequent type of injury, especially those of grade I and II. Soccer was the sport responsible for the highest incidence of injuries and among its various forms the indoor soccer presented the highest frequency of injuries (35%). In the non-contact sports, the highest incidence was found in running. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.

Language: en

Keywords

Ankle injuries; Foot injuries; Sports; Wounds and injuries