Increasing trend in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu injuries presenting to U.S. emergency departments - a 10-year analysis and injury profile

CONCLUSION: There was an increasing trend of BJJ-related injuries presenting to U.S. Emergency Departments. The most common diagnoses and body parts injured were sprains/strains and upper trunk and shoulder, respectively. The most commonly fractured and dislocated regions were toes and shoulder, respectively. The most common mechanisms of injury were indeterminate contact or falling. This study provides novel information concerning trends in injury and injury profiles for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu related injuries.PMID:36995123 | DOI:10.1080/00913847.2023.2197898

Source: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online - March 30, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Morgan E Hasegawa Kyle K Obana Kyle M Ishikawa Trent M Tamate Shaun B Chang Scott N Crawford Source Type: research