Key result
An extreme upper arm exercise during a high school football camp led to acute exertional rhabdomyolysis in 51% of players, with those exerting the highest effort having a 2.1-fold increased risk (RR 2.1).
Population
43 high school varsity football players participating in a preseason immersion camp in Oregon, USA.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
11 to 14 days
Authors
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Supports awareness of exertional rhabdomyolysis in adolescent athletes; leaves open prospective prevention trials.
Cohort (n=43)
No
Relative Risk: 2.1 (95% CI 1.04–4)
Absolute Event Rate: 68% vs 33%
Intense, repetitive, short-duration upper arm resistance exercises to total muscle fatigue can cause acute exertional rhabdomyolysis and rare triceps compartment syndrome in adolescent athletes.
Oh et al. (2011) conducted a cohort in Acute exertional rhabdomyolysis and triceps compartment syndrome (n=43). High physical effort during extreme upper arm exercise vs. Lower physical effort was evaluated on Acute exertional rhabdomyolysis (RR 2.1, 95% CI 1.04-4.0). An extreme upper arm exercise during a high school football camp led to acute exertional rhabdomyolysis in 51% of players, with those exerting the highest effort having a 2.1-fold increased risk (RR 2.1).
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