Lower extremity injuries and key performance indicators in professional basketball players
In basketball, the most injured part of the body is the anatomical region that comprises the lower extremities. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationships among the occurrence of lower extremity injuries and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of professional basketball players. Statistica...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Europea (UEM) |
| Repositorio: | ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/9195 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/11268/9195 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Lesiones deportivas Baloncesto Lesión Deporte |
| Resumo: | In basketball, the most injured part of the body is the anatomical region that comprises the lower extremities. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationships among the occurrence of lower extremity injuries and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of professional basketball players. Statistical variables of 554 professional basketball players (age: 26.97±4.86 years, height: 199.23±8.80 cm, minutes per season: 441.18 ± 301.41) in ACB competition were analysed for two seasons (2012-13 and 2013-14). In addition, injury reports were registered and injuries were categorized taking into account OSICS-10 classification. The players who played the most minutes during the season were more likely to suffer ankle (P<0.001) and knee (P<0.05) injuries. The players injured in the ankle had better means, per minute played, in points, field goals made, free throws made and attempted, assists, fouls received and ranking (P<0.05). The players injured in the knee obtained better average in most variables related to a positive performance: points, 2 points made and attempted, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, total rebounds, blocks made, dunks, received fouls, +/- statistic and ranking (P<0.05). The players injured in the leg had better means per minute in 3 points made and attempted, and 2 points attempted (P<0.05). Significant relationships were also found between injuries in the thigh and performance (better means in assists and steals, P<0.05) and the foot injuries (defensive and total rebounds, dunks and fouls, P<0.05). Higher performance in basketball involves a higher risk of injury in the lower extremities and this information could be useful to design injury prevention strategies. |
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