The prevention of injuries among youth basketballers according to the "Sequence of Prevention": a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Basketball is played by the youth worldwide, and various injuries occur in youth basketball. There is currently no overview of the incidence, the risk factors and preventive measures of musculoskeletal injuries among youth basketball players.

Objective

This systematic review describes the most common injuries among youth basketball players. The most common risk factors and various preventive measures and interventions have also been reported and discussed.

Methods

Search strategies were built based on groups of keywords, namely 'injury', 'youth basketball', and 'cohort'. Search strategies were entered into Medline and SPORTDiscus. Titles, abstracts and full text articles were screened by two researchers. Data from the included articles were extracted by one

SUBMITTER: Aarts D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11534288 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature