title: [Sports medicine aspects of gymnastics].
abstract: 926 injuries were collected and analyzed through a retrospective questionnaire survey among 289 competitive gymnasts. On the average a male/female athlete suffered 0.35/0.33 injuries per year. The greatest number of injuries occurred during floor exercise. Male gymnasts had a high average number (52%) of upper body injuries. The wrist was most often affected (15.4%). The females suffered more injuries in the lower body (52%). The ankle was the most frequently injured anatomical site (28.5%). A comparison between different level gymnasts shows that a more intensive training does not lead to different injuries. When comparing injuries to expose time fewer occurred in the group of high level gymnasts.
authors.affiliation: Staatliche Orthopädische Klinik München der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konrad
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pförringer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology