Hutchinson M R, Laprade R F, Burnett Q M, Moss R, Terpstra J
Department of Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine Service, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA>
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1995 Jun;27(6):826-30.
Injuries that required physical or medical assistance were recorded for participants at the United States Tennis Association National Boys' Tennis Championships from 1986-1988, 1990-1992 (N = 1440, 240 athletes per year). Over the 6-yr period, a total of 304 athletes (or 21.1%) sustained new or recurrent injuries that required evaluation by the medical team. New injuries alone numbered 145 (incidence rate of 9.9 per 100 athletes). The analysis of injuries showed a higher rate of lower than upper extremity injuries. When evaluated by anatomic regions, back injuries were most common followed by thigh, shoulder, and ankle injuries, respectively. When evaluated by injury type, strains and sprains were most common (71% of all injuries) with fractures and dislocations being rare (1.3% of all injuries). The lower extremity provided the majority of sprain type injuries with 87.5% of ligament sprains coming from the knee and ankle. Injuries with tennis eponyms (i.e., tennis toe, tennis leg, tennis elbow, and tennis shoulder) were rare (0%-5% of all injuries). It would appear that these young elite athletes are at significant risk of injury.
对1986 - 1988年、1990 - 1992年美国网球协会全国青少年男子网球锦标赛的参与者中需要身体或医疗援助的损伤情况进行了记录（N = 1440，每年240名运动员）。在这6年期间，共有304名运动员（占21.1%）遭受了新的或复发性损伤，需要医疗团队进行评估。仅新伤就有145例（发病率为每100名运动员9.9例）。损伤分析显示下肢损伤发生率高于上肢。按解剖区域评估时，背部损伤最为常见，其次分别是大腿、肩部和脚踝损伤。按损伤类型评估时，拉伤和扭伤最为常见（占所有损伤的71%），骨折和脱位很少见（占所有损伤的1.3%）。下肢提供了大部分扭伤类型的损伤，87.5%的韧带扭伤来自膝盖和脚踝。有网球专属名称的损伤（即网球趾、网球腿、网球肘和网球肩）很少见（占所有损伤的0% - 5%）。看来这些年轻的精英运动员面临着重大的受伤风险。
