Referência: LAURINO, Cristiano Frota de Souza ; VIEIRA, Luiz Henrique ; COCCO, Giovanna ; ABDALLA, Rene J ; COHEN, Moises . Skateboard Injuries. In: 2003 ISAKOS CONGRESS, 2003, Auckland - New Zeland. Programa Oficial, 2003. v. 1.
 

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Abstract: This study evaluated 148 athletes, 135 (91.2%) were males and
13 (8.8%) females, 68 (45.9%) amateurs and 80 (54.1%) skateboarding
professionals. The mean age was 22 years. Presence
and characteristics of lesions caused by sports practice during
training and tournaments were evaluated in this study. The
number of reported lesions was 526. Amateurs presented 40.7%
of the lesions while professionals 59.3%. Among all the lesions,
63.1% occurred due to the nonattendance of safety equipment.
The most affected areas were: foot and ankle (27.5%), hands
(18.1%) followed by knee (17.1%).