Department of Health Services Research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA.
Br J Sports Med. 2010 Jan;44(1):38-44. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.065763. Epub 2009 Dec 2.
Injuries to prominent sportswomen have raised questions about whether there is an injury epidemic for female athletes. Our aim was to synthesise the data on overall injury incidence among female athletes and present the evidence for specific injuries for which female athletes appear to be at greater risk than male athletes. We also reviewed the severity of female injuries, the hypothesised risk factors and injury prevention studies. In general, women have a lower rate of injury than men. Women are at greater risk for specific injuries such as non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries, but these injuries are relatively rare. Further, women tend to have higher rates of surgery for the same injuries than men. Nevertheless, injury rates likely can be reduced by research efforts to identify modifiable risk factors using rigorous epidemiological methods and the investigation of effective prevention programmes.
知名女运动员的受伤问题引发了人们对于女性运动员是否存在伤病高发的疑问。我们旨在综合女性运动员整体受伤发生率的数据，并提供女性运动员受伤风险高于男性运动员的特定损伤证据。我们还回顾了女性损伤的严重程度、假设的风险因素和损伤预防研究。总的来说，女性的受伤率低于男性。女性更容易发生某些特定的损伤，如非接触性前交叉韧带损伤，但这些损伤相对较少。此外，女性在相同损伤的手术率上往往高于男性。然而，通过使用严格的流行病学方法识别可改变的风险因素并研究有效的预防方案，受伤率可能会降低。
