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Knee injuries.. Notes: The graph shows the proportion of main injuries of the knee in male and female basketball players. The proportion of ACL injury was the highest, followed by meniscus injury, jumper's knee (patellar and femoral tendinitis), and Osgood- Schlatter disease. There was a higher proportion of females than males presenting with ACL injury, and there was a higher proportion of males than females presenting with jumper's knee (patellar and femoral tendinopathy) and Osgood-Schlatter disease. *P<0.05 male vs female (Fisher's exact test).. Abbreviation: ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.
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Figure 1 shows that the proportion of ACL injury was the highest (male: 30.3%, female: 48.7%), followed by meniscus injury (male: 13.2%, female: 9.6%), jumper's knee (patellar and femoral tendinitis) (male: 14.8%, female: 7.2%), and Osgood-Schlatter disease (male: 5.6%, female: 1.2%).
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Foot and ankle injuries.. Notes: The graph shows the proportion of main injuries of the foot and ankle in male and female basketball players. The proportion of ankle sprain was the highest, followed by stress fracture and traumatic fracture. No significant differences in the proportions of these injuries were observed between male and female players (Fisher's exact test).
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Figure 2 shows that the proportion of ankle sprain was the highest (male: 58.0%, female: 64.4%), followed by stress fracture (male: 4.4%, female 7.4%) and traumatic fracture (male: 7.7%, female: 3.7%).
Lower back injuries.. Notes: The graph shows the proportion of main injuries of the lower back in male and female basketball players. The proportion of lumbar disc disease, except for lumbar disc herniation, was the highest, followed by spondylolysis and lumbar disc herniation. No significant differences in the proportions of these injuries were observed between male and female players (Fisher's exact test).
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Figure 3 shows that the proportion of lumbar disk disease, except for lumbar disk herniation, was the highest (male: 32.6%, female: 46.2%), followed by spondylolysis (male: 16.3%, female: 10.3%) and lumbar disk herniation (male: 16.3%, female: 9.0%).
Upper extremity injuries.. Notes: The graph shows the proportion of main injuries of the upper extremity in male and female basketball players. The proportion of joint dislocation was the highest (male: 33.8%, female: 25.7%), followed by fracture and ligament injury. No significant differences in the proportions of these injuries were observed between male and female players (Fisher's exact test).
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Figure 4 shows that the proportion of joint dislocation was the highest (male: 33.8%, female: 25.7%), followed by fracture (male: 22.5%, female: 11.4%) and ligament injury (male: 11.3%, female: 22.9%).