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Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury
Dissertation (MPhysT)--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94667 Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury Viljoen, Carel Thomas tylarosegrobler@gmail.com Garnett, Daniel Janse van Rensburg, Christa Grobler, Tyla Rose UCTD Trail running Trail races Trail injuries off-road running Medical encounters Dissertation (MPhysT)--University of Pretoria, 2024. Background: Trail running races are often hosted in remote environments, challenging medical support. The sport is associated with a high incidence of injury and requires more work towards improved injury prevention in this field. Aim: To determine the epidemiology and associated risk factors for injury-related medical encounters among trail runners participating in a high-altitude trail running event in 2019. Hypothesis: Demographic variables (sex and age) are associated with a higher risk for injury-related medical encounters. Study design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design. Level of evidence: Level II Methods: Medical staff documented all injury-related medical encounters among 412 trail runners during a high-altitude trail running event (100km, 65km, 38km). The study outcomes include injury prevalence (% of runners with medical encounters), clinical characteristics (anatomical region, body area, tissue type and pathology type) and risk factors associated with injury-related medical encounters (p<0.05). Results: The overall injury-related medical encounter prevalence was 15.3%. The 100 km race accounted for most medical encounters (92.1%). Injuries mostly involved the lower limb (88.9%), specifically the foot (38.4%) and the knee (23.3%). The tissue type most affected was ligament/joint capsule (13.7%), followed by muscle/tendon (11%). Joint sprains (13.7%) and muscle strains (8.2%) were the pathology types most affected by injury. Sex and age categories did not show an associated risk of injury-related medical encounters during the races. Conclusion: Approximately one in every six trail runners participating in a high-altitude trail event reported an injury-related medical encounter mostly affecting the lower limb. Sex and age showed no association with a higher risk of reporting an injury-related medical encounter. Clinical relevance: Knowledge of the most common injury-related medical encounters could assist in the development of injury prevention strategies that can be incorporated into race preparation NA Physiotherapy MPhysT UnRestricted Faculty of Health Sciences SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being 2024-02-16T07:35:57Z 2024-02-16T07:35:57Z 2024-04-17 2024 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94667 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Trail running Trail races Trail injuries off-road running Medical encounters Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| title | Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| title_full | Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| title_fullStr | Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| title_short | Injury-related medical encounters during the 2019 SkyRun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| title_sort | injury related medical encounters during the 2019 skyrun races and the associated risk factors for injury |
| topic | UCTD Trail running Trail races Trail injuries off-road running Medical encounters |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94667 |