Evaluation of sports related injuries in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Other Title(s)
تقييم الإصابات الرياضية في المدينة المنورة-المملكة العربية السعودية
Joint Authors
al-Mulla, Abd al-Malak
al-Faridi, Thabat
Dabbur, Yusr
Abu Talib, Raid A.
Hataimish, Bandar
Sunbul, Abd Allah Rashid
Source
Journal of the North for Basic and Applied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 2017), pp.148-156, 9 p.
Publisher
Northern Border University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2017-11-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mulla, Abd al-Malak& Sunbul, Abd Allah Rashid& al-Faridi, Thabat& Dabbur, Yusr& Abu Talib, Raid A.& Hataimish, Bandar. 2017. Evaluation of sports related injuries in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the North for Basic and Applied Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.148-156.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mulla, Abd al-Malak…[et al.]. Evaluation of sports related injuries in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the North for Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 2, no. 2 (Nov. 2017), pp.148-156.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mulla, Abd al-Malak& Sunbul, Abd Allah Rashid& al-Faridi, Thabat& Dabbur, Yusr& Abu Talib, Raid A.& Hataimish, Bandar. Evaluation of sports related injuries in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the North for Basic and Applied Sciences. 2017. Vol. 2, no. 2, pp.148-156.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 155-156
Record ID
BIM-926579