Key result
MRI-depicted muscle injuries are rare in Paralympic athletes, with ~66% affecting track and field competitors.
Why the study?
Muscle injuries affect elite athletes competing at the Paralympic Games, but their frequencies, anatomic distribution, and severity required characterization.
Observational (n=4,378)
No
Muscle injuries appear infrequent in Paralympic athletes; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for prospective studies before guiding prevention.
Muscle injuries may affect elite athletes including those competing at the Paralympic Games. We aimed to describe the frequencies, anatomic distribution, and severity of muscle injuries involving Paralympic athletes during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Paralympic Games.
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Hayashi et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Muscle injuries (n=4,378). Participation in the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games was evaluated on Incidence, anatomic distribution, and severity of MRI-depicted muscle injuries. Among 4,378 Paralympic athletes, MRI-depicted muscle injuries were rare (35 injuries in 33 athletes), most commonly affecting the biceps femoris (29%) and predominantly occurring in track and field athletes (66%).
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