Sports injuries aligned to predicted mature height in highly trained Middle-Eastern youth athletes: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association of maturity status with injury incidence in Middle-Eastern youth athletes.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Four consecutive seasons (2010-2014), Aspire Academy, Qatar.

Participants

Male athletes (age range: 11-18 years) representing four disciplines enrolled and grouped into two categories: individual sports and racquet sports.

Outcome measures

Injury data collected over four seasons. Athletes' anthropometric characteristics assessed to calculate age at peak height velocity. Predicted mature heights (PMHs) collected and categorised into four quartiles. Athletes had wrist and hand radiographs for assessment of skeletal age (SA). Early and late maturers with an SA of >1 year older or younger than their chr

SUBMITTER: Rejeb A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429725 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature