ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SPORTS INJURIES

Abstract

The article presents the results of an analysis of the causative factors of sports injuries, organizational issues and epidemiological aspects based on a questionnaire implemented among athletes with traumatic injuries of various types. The results of the study showed that the main sports injuries were injuries to the knee joint and ankle joint, accounting for a total of 36.6% of all identified cases. At the same time, the largest number of injuries among the studied contingent of athletes is determined at the age of 18-22 years in basketball (50.0%), weightlifting (50.0%) and boxing (45.5%). And among people under 18 years of age in gymnastics (53.8%) and football (46.2%), the lowest values were determined among athletes aged 27 years and older (11.5%), which is associated with a high level of skill and sportsmanship. experience among athletes of this age category. KEY WORDS: injuries, sports, causative factors, prevention program, questionnaires, organizational and methodological aspects of epidemiology