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Upper Limb Injuries in Jiu-Jitsu Athletes
Cesar Miranda, MD1; Faloppa Flavio, MD1; Santos Joao, MD1; Leandro Marcio, MD1; Fernandes Carlos, MD1; Edson Tinoco, MD2; Thales Seabra, MD2
1Hand Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo School of Medicine, UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Espanhol, Salvador, Brazil
The authors evaluated 107 jiu-jitsu athletes of many academies in São Paulo. A protocol was used to recognize upper limb injuries, correlating them with the number of training hours, graduation practice time, time away from the sport, treatment performed and afected sites. There was a statistically significant correlation between injury and graduation. Sixty-seven athletes were affected or had a history of injury. The hand was the most affected segment. Lesion was found in 56 (52,3%) of the 107 athletes, followed by injuries in shoulders, in 20 athletes (18,7%), and elbow with 10 fighters attacked (9,3%).It was further observed that the longer the time of graduation and practice, the greater number of lesions in the upper limb.
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