A survey of deep tissue injury in elite female wheelchair basketball players.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
; 30(3): 427-434, 2017.
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| ID: mdl-27858684
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate deep tissue injuries (DTIs) in elite female wheelchair basketball players and identify factors associated with their occurrence.METHODS:
Study participants were 22 female wheelchair basketball players on the Japanese national team. The sacral and bilateral ischial regions of each participant were examined using ultrasonography to detect DTIs.RESULTS:
DTIs were found in 15 players (68.2%). DTIs were more frequent in players with a central nervous system disorder (CNSd) (85.7%) than in those with skeletal system disease (SSd) (37.5%, p = 0.020), and in players using a wheelchair in daily life (84.6%) than those using a wheelchair only for basketball (44.4%, p = 0.046). Players with pelvic instability were more likely to have DTIs (90.9% vs. 45.5%, p = 0.017). DTIs were deeper in the ischial region than the sacral region (p = 0.022). Players with CNSd had more DTIs in sacral regions (90% vs. 10%, p = 0.014). Players with DTIs had lower systolic blood pressure (sBP), red blood cell (RBC) count, and serum creatinine levels (sCr) (all p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Ischial DTIs were deeper than sacral DTIs. Players with CNSd had more sacral DTIs than those with SSd. CNSd, wheelchair use in daily life, pelvic instability, and lower sBP, RBC, and sCr increased the risk of DTIs.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Athletic Injuries
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Basketball
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Pressure Ulcer
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Sports for Persons with Disabilities
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
Journal subject:
FISIOLOGIA
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REABILITACAO
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan