Saffarian Mathew R, Swampillai Jensen J, Andary Michael T, Sylvain Jim R, Halliday Salina E, Bratta Brian
4660 S. Hagadorn Rd. St. 520, East Lansing, MI 48823 USA.
2001 Northamption Way, Lansing, MI 48912 USA.
Inj Epidemiol. 2019 Apr 2;6:13. doi: 10.1186/s40621-019-0191-1. eCollection 2019.
Dwarfism, or skeletal dysplasia, is a term used to describe short stature. Injuries to athletes with disabilities and medical co-morbidities, such as those present in the dwarf population, can have significant consequences on functionality. The main objectives of this retrospective descriptive study were to 1) evaluate the safety of athletic participation among athletes with skeletal dysplasia, 2) investigate the incidence and characteristics of injuries and illnesses among athletes with skeletal dysplasia during the 2013 World Dwarf Games held on the campus of Michigan State University, 3) describe details and overview of the World Dwarf Games, and 4) identify possible safety and rule issues to improve safety at future World Dwarf Games.
This was a retrospective review of case series interactions between dwarf athletes and the medical staff present at the 2013 World Dwarf games from August 3-10, 2013. Injury incidence rates were calculated by dividing the number of incident injuries by total athlete-competitions. Epidemiologic incidence proportion calculations were used to measure average injury risks.
A total of 24 competition related injuries were recorded among the 409 athletes. Only 1 illness (otitis media) was reported during the week of games. The overall injury incidence rate was found to be 0.78 injuries per 100 athlete-competitions. The overall epidemiologic incidence proportion was 5.9% (7.2% for males, 3.0% for females). The most common type of injury was a muscle/tendon strain (41.7% of all injuries). The sport with the most reported injuries was soccer with 4.63 injuries per 100 athlete-competitions.
Based on the data collected, it does appear that athletes with skeletal dysplasia can safely participate in the events offered during the World Dwarf Games. None of the reported injuries or illnesses precluded the athletes from returning to play. Data collected at future competitions will help identify trends, which may lead to rule changes to improve safety and a decrease in injuries. Adding a designated spectator area for athletes as well as modifying rules to prevent excessive physical contact in soccer and basketball competitions may reduce the incidence of injury.
侏儒症，即骨骼发育异常，是一个用于描述身材矮小的术语。残疾运动员以及患有如侏儒人群中常见的合并症的运动员受伤，可能会对其功能产生重大影响。这项回顾性描述性研究的主要目的是：1）评估骨骼发育异常运动员参与体育运动的安全性；2）调查在密歇根州立大学校园举办的2013年世界侏儒运动会期间，骨骼发育异常运动员受伤和患病的发生率及特征；3）描述世界侏儒运动会的细节和概况；4）确定可能的安全和规则问题，以提高未来世界侏儒运动会的安全性。
这是一项对2013年8月3日至10日在2013年世界侏儒运动会上的侏儒运动员与在场医务人员之间病例系列互动的回顾性研究。损伤发生率通过将受伤事件数量除以运动员比赛总次数来计算。采用流行病学发病比例计算方法来衡量平均受伤风险。
在409名运动员中，共记录了24起与比赛相关的损伤。在运动会期间仅报告了1例疾病（中耳炎）。总体损伤发生率为每100次运动员比赛0.78起损伤。总体流行病学发病比例为5.9%（男性为7.2%，女性为3.0%）。最常见的损伤类型是肌肉/肌腱拉伤（占所有损伤的41.7%）。报告损伤最多的运动项目是足球，每100次运动员比赛有4.63起损伤。
根据收集到的数据，骨骼发育异常的运动员似乎能够安全地参加世界侏儒运动会提供的赛事。所报告的损伤或疾病均未使运动员无法重返赛场。未来比赛收集的数据将有助于识别趋势，这可能会导致规则改变，以提高安全性并减少损伤。为运动员增设指定的观众区域，以及修改规则以防止足球和篮球比赛中过度的身体接触，可能会降低损伤发生率。
