[Neurotraumatology of sportive origin (author's transl)].

In our Statistics, accidents in sports represent only 2,3% of the trauma cases hospitalized in the neurosurgical service of Marseille La Timone; of these cases 57% are cranio-cerebral injuries, 43% are vertebral or spinal cord injuries. The type and severity of trauma are of course directly related to the type of sport concerned. Cranio cerebral and spinal cord injuries occur with the same frequency in rugby. Horse back riding and foot-ball are responsible for severe cranio-cerebral injuries (respectively 90% and 92% of the total number of these accidents). Diving is the cause of spinal cord injuries in 79% of the cases. Close supervision of accident victims and systematic and technical analysis of accidents related with sports practice should improve the safety for both amateurs and professionals.