A Survey of Overuse Running Injuries

In brief: This retrospective survey of the clinical records of 1,650 patients seen from 1978 to 1980 identified 1,819 injuries. Almost 60% of the patients were men, but women under age 30 had the greatest risk of overuse running injuries. The knee was the most commonly injured site, and patellofemor...

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Published inThe Physician and sportsmedicine Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 47
Main Authors Clement, D B, Taunton, J E, Smart, G W, McNicol, K L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.1981
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Summary:In brief: This retrospective survey of the clinical records of 1,650 patients seen from 1978 to 1980 identified 1,819 injuries. Almost 60% of the patients were men, but women under age 30 had the greatest risk of overuse running injuries. The knee was the most commonly injured site, and patellofemoral pain syndrome was the most common injury. Most patients had moderate to severe degrees of varus alignment and subsequent overpronation. Because certain injuries were more frequent in one sex or the other, the authors say future studies should differentiate injuries by sex.
ISSN:0091-3847
DOI:10.1080/00913847.1981.11711077