Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Male Adult Basketball Athletes in Brazil: A One-season Descriptive Study

• DOI: 10.26603/001c.132168
• Publication Date: 2025-04-01T00:13:06Z
• Authors: Vinicius Castro C...; Carlos Vicente An...; Ronaldo Alves da ...
• Keywords: Basketball; Ice hockey; Groin

Introduction Basketball has one of the highest injury rates among team sports, however, published data investigating basketball-related musculoskeletal injuries (BRMIs) in professional players Brazil are limited. The purpose this study was to investigate clinical incidence, rate, location, type(s), severity, and nature BRMIs Brazilian basketball players, quantify their impact on sports performance. Study Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Athletes over 18 years old who were registered active category each participating that signed Consent Form included Over course 22 weeks Team’s Physical Therapist collected weekly through an online questionnaire. Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS) used provide anatomical diagnostic classification severity evaluated using Oslo Trauma Research Center questionnaire (OSTRC) score. Qualitative variables represented by frequency proportions, quantitative mean standard deviation. Results A total 103 athletes with a age 28.8 +/- 5.4 reported 164 BRMI’s incidence 1.6 22-week Of these, 122 (74.4%) occurred lower limbs (13.4%) upper limbs. BRMI rate 5.1 per 1,000 hours/practice 79.6 hours/game. knee most affected area (19.5%), followed hip/groin (15.2%). Muscle frequent (33.5%) severe (4070 points OSTRC). Conclusion These findings show importance implementing monitoring measures standardized, low-cost easy-to-use monitor practice game Level Evidence 3b (Epidemiology)