FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS OF CLAVICLE FRACTURES IN PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the prevalence of clavicle fractures in professional and amateur cyclists and evaluate the factors associated with its occurrence.


METHODS
One hundred and forty professional and amateur athletes were interviewed through a questionnaire regarding age and time practicing bicycling, among others.


RESULTS
Among the 140 evaluated cyclists, there were 19 (13.5%) clavicle fractures associated with this sports modality.


CONCLUSIONS
There was a positive association between time practicing bicycling and frequency of clavicle fractures, as well as between hours of weekly training and clavicle fractures. Level of Evidence IV, Case-Series.
. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Alexandre Yukio
AY
Nishimi
. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Paulo Santoro
PS
Belangero
. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Rafael DE Souza
RS
Mesquita
. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Carlos Vicente
CV
Andreoli
. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Alberto DE Castro
AC
Pochini
. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Benno
B
Ejnisman
Fractures; bone. Clavicle. Athletic injuries. Bicycling. Risk factors.