Abstract
Muscle injuries may affect elite athletes including those competing at the Paralympic Games. We aimed to describe the frequencies, anatomic distribution, and severity of muscle injuries involving Paralympic athletes during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Paralympic Games.
Highlights
Muscle injuries adversely affect short- and long-term performance in athletes including those competing in Olympic and Paralympic Games
Para athletes from track and field disciplines were most commonly affected by muscle injuries (N = 23, 66%), followed by football players (N = 4, 11%) and power lifters (N = 4, 11%)
Hamstring muscle injuries were the most common and were observed most frequently in ambulatory para athletes competing in athletics
Summary
Muscle injuries adversely affect short- and long-term performance in athletes including those competing in Olympic and Paralympic Games. There have been several reports describing the epidemiological aspects of sports injuries sustained at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games in 2016 including muscle injuries [2,3,4,5]. To the best of our knowledge, a critical and detailed review of imaging-depicted muscle injuries involving elite athletes with impairment during the summer Paralympic Games has not been described. Muscle injuries may affect elite athletes including those competing at the Paralympic Games. We aimed to describe the frequencies, anatomic distribution, and severity of muscle injuries involving Paralympic athletes during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Paralympic Games
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