INFLUENCE OF ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES ANKLE SPRAIN IN BASKETBALL
Keywords:
sprain, ankle, basketball, anthropometry.Abstract
Introduction: ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries that occur in sport, and to enable recovery is necessary to know the factors affecting it, so this study is set as main objective to analyze the influence of intrinsic anthropometric values players ankle sprain. Material and method: we performed a cohort study design retrospective cohort in which the population consisted of 22 males aged between 14 and 21 years belonging to a provincial-level club (Jaén C.B.). The criteria of incorporation were that players were taken part actively in this club during the previous campaign and present, and they concerned to a top category of baby category. The variables were: having suffered a sprained ankle in the previous season in the course of basketball practice, age, height, body mass index and percentage and body fat percentage. Measures were made in La Salobreja sport center in Jaén, during a standard medical examination. The equipment consisted of picometre, measurements scales, stadiometer, and measuring tape. Results: the t test for independent samples revealed that the differences in average height among the group who had suffered ankle sprain (190.44 cm) and those who were not (183.3 cm), were statistically significant (p < 0.05), for the remaining variables were not significant differences between groups. Conclusions: the height can be a determining factor in the risk of suffering an ankle sprain in basketball.
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