@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of sex-specific injury patterns and risk factors in young high-level athletes",
journal="Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports",
year="2009",
author="Frisch, Amos and Seil, Romain and Urhausen, Axel and Croisier, Jean-Louis and Lair, M. L. and Theisen, Daniel",
volume="19",
number="6",
pages="834-841",
abstract="This study analyzed sex-specific injury patterns and risk factors in young athletes (n=256) from 12 sport disciplines practicing at the national or the international level in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Injury occurrence as a result of sport practice was analyzed retrospectively over the year 2006 using a standardized self-administered questionnaire. Overall incidence was not different between girls and boys (1.20 and 1.21 injuries/1000 athlete-hours, respectively), but in the context of team sport competition girls tended to be at a greater risk (rate ratio 2.05, P=0.053). Girls had a higher proportion of injuries in the ankle/foot region compared with boys (34.8% vs 16.8%). No sex-related differences were found regarding injury severity. Multivariate logistic regression (controlling for age and practice volume) revealed that girls' team sports were associated with a greater injury risk compared with individual sports [odds ratio (OR) of 4.76], while in boys this was observed for racket sports (OR= 3.31). Furthermore, physical or emotional stress tended to be a specific risk factor in girls. There was a tendency for injury outside sports to be coupled to a higher injury risk in girls and boys. Consideration of sex-specific injury patterns and risk factors could be of importance for effective injury prevention. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0905-7188",
doi="10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00860.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00860.x"
}