Cj. Zebas et al., MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN A COLLEGE-AGE POPULATION DURING A 1-SEMESTER TERM, Journal of American college health, 44(1), 1995, pp. 32-34
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Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Education & Educational Research
The authors' retrospective survey assessed the incidence and causes of
sport- and exercise-related injuries in college students participatin
g in intramural, recreational, and club sports. For their survey, they
examined clinical screening forms and medical charts of 300 students
(160 men and 140 women) to determine the type of injury, the body part
affected, loading behavior of tissues involved, and mechanism of the
injuries. Sprains resulting from tensile forces accounted for most of
the injuries, with the knee the most frequently injured body part. The
occurrence of injuries was equally divided between injuries from over
use, caused primarily by improper body mechanics, and acute injuries r
esulting from collisions with the ground or floor or from falls. The s
tudy suggests a need for programs in sport-injury prevention for colle
ge students.