Meyers M C, Elledge J R, Sterling J C, Tolson H
Fort Bend Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Associates, Sugar Land, Texas 77478.
Am J Sports Med. 1990 Jan-Feb;18(1):87-91. doi: 10.1177/036354659001800114.
Collegiate rodeo athletes (N = 156) in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Southern Region, were examined for injuries during a 7 month (10 rodeo) season from 1987 to 1988. Sixty-two athletes sustained a total of 138 acute injuries resulting from 3292 exposures. One hundred twenty-seven injuries (92% of total injuries) occurred in the roughstock and steer wrestling events, and 11 injuries (8%) occurred in the roping and female events. When calculating opportunity for injury, rodeo athletes face an 89% potential for injury per season. Ninety-one of the injuries incurred were upper body injuries; 47 were lower body injuries. A 6:1 exposure to injury ratio among roughstock events exemplifies the magnitude of injury potential in this sport, affecting 25% of roughstock competitors. Contusions, strains, and concussions comprised 42%, 16%, and 11% of the total injuries, respectively, whereas fractures and dislocations comprised only 5% of the total. Twenty-three percent of the injuries occurred during the completion of an athlete's ride, with 21% of injuries attributed to equipment mishaps. Frequency of injury by performance, relation of seasonal participation and exposure to injury, orthotic care, use of conditioning programs, medication history, and need for enhanced sports medicine education in this sport are discussed.
对全国大学生牛仔竞技协会（NIRA）南部地区的156名大学生牛仔竞技运动员在1987年至1988年为期7个月（10场牛仔竞技比赛）的赛季中进行了伤病检查。62名运动员在3292次参赛中总共遭受了138次急性伤病。127次伤病（占总伤病的92%）发生在骑野马和公牛摔角项目中，11次伤病（占8%）发生在套牛和女子项目中。在计算受伤几率时，牛仔竞技运动员每个赛季面临89%的受伤可能性。所遭受的伤病中，91次为上身伤病；47次为下身伤病。在骑野马项目中，参赛与受伤的比例为6:1，这体现了这项运动中受伤可能性的严重程度，影响了25%的骑野马项目参赛者。挫伤、拉伤和脑震荡分别占总伤病的42%、16%和11%，而骨折和脱臼仅占总数的5%。23%的伤病发生在运动员骑行过程中，21%的伤病归因于设备故障。文中还讨论了按表现划分的伤病频率、赛季参赛情况与受伤风险的关系、矫形护理、体能训练计划的使用、用药史以及这项运动中加强运动医学教育的必要性。
