Track and field (athletics) is an Olympic sport composed of several different disciplines:
sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, combined events, middle and long distances, marathon, and …

Traumatic and overuse injuries are common in every track and field specialty. By an
epidemiological point of view, we divided the injuries in acute and chronic and we analyzed …

Objectives: Sports injuries have an important impact on the sport and in daily life. Although
athletics is known and performed on five continents, few is known about epidemiological …

Injury is a cause of concern for all athletes-from amateurs at the recreational and grass roots
levels to the elite professionals taking part in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and …

Given the risk of injuries lead by the track and field (Athletics) practice, the prevention of
injuries in track and field represents an important area for athletes and all stakeholders, such …

This study evaluated the incidence, distribution and types of musculoskeletal injuries
sustained by 95 track and field athletes in a 12 month period using a retrospective cohort …

Introduction Sprint‐distance adventure racing is a multisport activity that has seen
exponential growth over the past decade. Despite this, there is no published descriptive …

Abstract Objective: In Athletics (Track and Field), athletes can be affected by injuries,
especially in their quest for top performance. Therefore, we aim to provide an overview of the …

Objective: A review of the existing literature on injuries to youth (≤ 18 years old) in track and
field or athletics. Data sources: Searches of the Medline and SPORT Discus databases for …

During one year 4398 injured athletes were treated at the casualty wards of Aarhus,
Denmark; 156 were practicing track and field disciplines. In the same period 54 track …