Prevalencia de las lesiones musculoesqueléticas y mecanismos de lesiones de la articulación de la rodilla en futbolistas en el Instituto de Medicina del Deporte y Ortopedia (IMDO), periodo 2021-2022.

Abstract

Knee joint injuries are highly prevalent in football and can be caused by various causes and risk factors. This situation leads to a period of sports inactivity. Objective: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and the mechanism of knee joint injury in footballers, at the Institute of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics (IMDO), period 2021-2022. Materials and methods: It is a quantitative study, with a descriptive approach of an experimental nature, with a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 127 participants. Results: In the distribution of sex, 65.35% are male, while 34.65% are female. The 60% weight of the player was in the range of 66Kg to 75Kg. Regarding height, 50.39%, were distributed in two groups of height those who had a height of 1.60m and 1.70m, as well as those who were in the range 1.71 to ,180. In relation to types of lesions, ligamentary lesions reached 36.22%, followed by tendinopathies with 32.28%. It was identified that the defense position showed the highest percentage of injuries of 51.18%. The mechanism of injury is caused by nontraumatic events reached 95.28%. Conclusions: The most frequent injuries among footballers, whether amateur or professional, correspond to ligamentary injuries and the most predominant injury mechanism was that not related to direct trauma.