Evaluation of sports related injuries in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study was to identify the most common types of sports injuries treated at King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and analyze their relationship with demographic and anatomical variables.

Methods: a retrospective review of an orthopedic database from January 2010 to December 2015 was performed to identify patients with sports related injuries.

Data about the nature of the injury, age of patient at time of injury, site of injury, and type of sport that lead to orthopedic injury were recorded.

Results: The study identified 150 male patients.

The most common type of sport that led to injury was football)94%; n= 141(, and the most common type of injury was fracture)82%; n= 123(.

Fractures that resulted from football injuries represented 117 cases)83%(.

The study revealed that the most common injury sites were the wrist)40%(and the foot)28%(.

The majority of cases were found in adolescents)50%(, followed by young adults)37%(.

Conclusions: Orthopedic sports related injuries are common sources for musculoskeletal trauma in Almadinah Almunawwarah)Madinah(.

The data provided from this study raise an awareness of the demand for formulating sports injury prevention programs in schools and sports facilities.