ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2022
Epidemiology of Pediatric Gymnastics Injuries Reported in US Emergency Departments: Sex- and Age-Based Injury Patterns.
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- The Risk Factors Associated with Grip Lock Injuries in Artistic Gymnasts: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Pediatric fractures in northern China: hospital-based epidemiology and high-risk factors from a regional cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of head kinematics experienced during common skill progression pathways in Women's Artistic Gymnastics.Sports biomechanics · 2025Article
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- Analysis of Internal Training Load and Sports Injuries Incidence in Gymnasts of Different Exposure Levels.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Incidence of sports-related musculoskeletal injuries in 683 students during physical education classes in Austrian schools: a one-year prospective observational study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- The effect of safety modifications on head kinematics experienced during common skills in women's artistic gymnastics.Journal of sports sciences · 2024Article
- Comparing Musculoskeletal Injuries across Dance and Gymnastics in Adolescent Females Presenting to Emergency Departments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Despite increasing participation rates in youth gymnastics, the majority of epidemiologic literature focuses on older elite athletes or stratifies athletes by level of competition. Hypothesis: The authors hypothesized that sex- and age-based patterns in youth gymnastics-related injuries exist, which are otherwise overlooked in an unstratified population. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Publicly available injury data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were collected on pediatric gymnastics injuries presenting to emergency departments in the United States. Participation data from the National Sporting Goods Association were used to calculate national injury incidence rates in 7- to 11-year-olds (childhood) and 12- to 17-year-olds (adolescence) from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2018. Results: Girls participated in gymnastics at a frequency 6.5 times that of boys in childhood and 13.5 times that of boys in adolescence. An estimated 72,542 youth gymnastics-related injuries were reported in US emergency departments each year. A large proportion (61.3%) occurred in childhood, with female predominance in both age groups. Overall, there was no difference in weighted annual injury rate (injuries per 100,000 athlete-days per year) by age group (6.9 [childhood] vs 8.8 [adolescence]; Conclusion: Upper extremity injuries predominated among childhood gymnasts, particularly girls. In adolescence, girls and boys experienced increases in concussions and foot and ankle injuries. Although representing a lower overall number of training gymnasts as compared with girls, adolescent boys experience a higher rate of injuries overall.
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