Epidemiology and clinical profile of sports injuries treated in the Douala General and Laquintinie Hospitals, in Cameroon

IF 3.9 Q1 SPORT SCIENCES

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002023

Leonard Tanko Tankeng, William Ngatchou Djomo, Theophile Chunteng Nana, Gilbert Mua Akwa, Bill-Erich Mbianyor, Kange Lifafa Kinge, Aimé Bonny

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Objectives To describe the epidemiological patterns and clinical characteristics of sports injuries treated at two hospitals in Douala. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Douala General Hospital and Douala Laquintinie Hospital, involving medical records of patients treated for sports injuries from January 2012 to April 2022. Data extracted from records were entered into a data collection software and analysed using Microsoft Excel 2016. Severe injuries were defined as an injury score greater than or equal to 3 on the Abbreviated Injury Scale. Results The prevalence of sports injuries was 1.12% among all trauma cases. There was a male predominance with 62 (86.1%) males and 10 (13.9%) females. The mean age was 24.97±13.8 years. Most injured persons were students 35 (48.6%), followed by the employed 26 (36.1%), athletes 6 (8.3%) and the unemployed 5 (6.9%). Recreational sports accounted for 43 (59.7%) injuries while 16 (22.2%) injuries occurred during physical education, 8 (11.1%) during trainings and 5 (6.9%) during competitions. Football injuries were 48 (66.7%), running injuries 10 (13.9%) and 9 (12.5%) occurred during long, high and triple jump. Among all injuries, fractures were 43 (59.7%), 11 (15.3%) joint sprains, 5 (6.9%) muscle injuries, 4 (5.6%) brain injuries while 9 (12.5%) were contusions and lacerations. Lower extremity injuries were 34 (47.2%), 21 (29.2%) injuries were on the upper extremities, 4 (5.6%) abdominopelvic, 3 (4.2%) thoracic injuries, 9 (12.5%) head injuries and 1 (1.4%) on the neck. Overall, 53 (73.7%) were severe injuries. Conclusion The majority of sports injuries treated in these hospitals are fractures that occur during recreational sports, particularly football and predominantly involve the lower extremity. A significant proportion are severe injuries. All data relevant to the study are included in the article.

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喀麦隆杜阿拉综合医院和拉金蒂尼医院治疗的运动损伤的流行病学和临床概况

目的描述在杜阿拉两家医院接受治疗的运动损伤患者的流行病学模式和临床特征。方法这是一项横断面研究，在杜阿拉综合医院和杜阿拉 Laquintinie 医院进行，涉及 2012 年 1 月至 2022 年 4 月期间接受治疗的运动损伤患者的医疗记录。从记录中提取的数据被输入数据收集软件，并使用 Microsoft Excel 2016 进行分析。严重损伤的定义是在简易损伤量表中损伤评分大于或等于 3 分。结果在所有创伤病例中，运动损伤的发生率为 1.12%。男性占多数，其中男性 62 人（86.1%），女性 10 人（13.9%）。平均年龄为 24.97±13.8 岁。大多数受伤者是学生，占 35 人（48.6%），其次是在职人员 26 人（36.1%）、运动员 6 人（8.3%）和失业人员 5 人（6.9%）。休闲运动中受伤的有 43 人（59.7%），体育课中受伤的有 16 人（22.2%），训练中受伤的有 8 人（11.1%），比赛中受伤的有 5 人（6.9%）。足球运动受伤的有 48 人（66.7%），跑步受伤的有 10 人（13.9%），跳远、跳高和三级跳远受伤的有 9 人（12.5%）。在所有损伤中，骨折为 43 例（59.7%），关节扭伤为 11 例（15.3%），肌肉损伤为 5 例（6.9%），脑损伤为 4 例（5.6%），挫伤和撕裂伤为 9 例（12.5%）。下肢受伤的有 34 例（47.2%），上肢受伤的有 21 例（29.2%），腹盆腔受伤的有 4 例（5.6%），胸部受伤的有 3 例（4.2%），头部受伤的有 9 例（12.5%），颈部受伤的有 1 例（1.4%）。总体而言，53 例（73.7%）为重伤。结论这些医院收治的大多数运动损伤都是在休闲运动（尤其是足球）中发生的骨折，主要涉及下肢。其中相当一部分为严重损伤。与研究相关的所有数据均包含在文章中。

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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine SPORT SCIENCES-

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7.10

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4.20%

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106

审稿时长

20 weeks