Sports injuries in the emergency department: an observational study with a gender perspective
Increasing sports participation offers health benefits but also increases the risk of injuries. Our study aimed to investigate whether sports injury patterns differ between sexes. The results support this hypothesis, highlighting significant sex differences in injury patterns.
Authors
- Xavier Pelfort
- Luis Martínez-Sañudo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-1775)
- Sandra Mallorquín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9118-6361)
- Maribel González-Riveiro
- Mireia Viñas-Noguera
- Maria Del Mar Pizà-Serra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5838-2788)
Institutions
- Institute of Research and Innovation Parc Tauli (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00897-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16