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Acta médica Grupo Ángeles

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Abstract

GARCIA-CACHO LASCURAIN, Alejandro. Surgical sports injuries at Hospital Ángeles Mocel: experience of 235 cases. Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles [online]. 2021, vol.19, n.1, pp.45-51.  Epub Jan 31, 2022. ISSN 1870-7203.

Introduction:

Sport injuries have become a challenge for the physician as well as specialist and to know the main injuries that require surgery, helps us with prevention, diagnostics and treatment.

Material and methods:

It’s a retrospective longitudinal study of five years done in the Hospital Ángeles Mocel based on the data of the orthopedics service.

Results:

Total of 251 surgical procedures. The most common sport with sport injuries is soccer 39% in both genders, meniscus injuries and ACL injuries represent the principal diagnostics. The main surgery was knee arthroscopy as well as ACL reconstruction.

Conclusion:

More variables are needed in order to have a more affirmative conclusion.

Keywords : Sports injuries; surgery; soccer; meniscus tear.

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