Abstract
IntroductionThe objective was to report epidemiological and lesional features among children practicing wrestling as a game in Dakar, Senegal.MethodsIt was a retrospective study including all patients under 16, victims of wrestling game injuries. We studied epidemiological and lesional aspects in children: frequency of wrestling game injuries among all games, age, sex, geographic origin, place of injury, parent’s socioeconomic status, nature of the injury and location.ResultsWrestling game injuries represented 19.9% injuries in all games. Sex-ratio was 33.4. The most affected age group was the 6-10 years old age group. The majority of children are from suburban Dakar (64%). Injuries occurred most often at home and in the street. Most children are from low socioeconomic status (64%). Fractures predominated and were localized almost exclusively on the elbow.ConclusionWrestling game injuries in Dakar occur among older children from the suburbs, living in the neighborhood of great wrestling champions’ districts of residence. Wrestling game cause injuries, consisting mostly of elbow fractures.
Highlights
The objective was to report epidemiological and lesional features among children practicing wrestling as a game in Dakar, Senegal
We evaluated the frequency of wrestling game injuries in the study period over all game, as compared to other game injuries which occurred during the study period
Dakar suburbs are characterized by extreme poverty of the population that is why the majority of wrestling game injury victims are from low socioeconomic status families
Summary
The objective was to report epidemiological and lesional features among children practicing wrestling as a game in Dakar, Senegal. There is a special form of wrestling, which is only practiced in Senegal and finds its specificity in the acceptance of bear-hand boxing This type of wrestling, which is operated for commercial purposes, has become a social phenomenon. Wrestlers can win up to 76,335 euros in a single fight They represent their places of origin or residence, in the eyes of the population; and a social role model of success. Children practice this type of wrestling to impersonate their idols, to become like those wrestlers one day.
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