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Basketball is a popular high-speed contact sport with a mild potential for injuries.

The lower limbs are the most affected, regardless of gender or level, and the majority of injuries occur in the knee and the ankle, and then in the thigh, hip and leg.

Scientific studies proved the effectiveness of prevention protocols for ankle injuries but not for knee injuries.

The treatment of injuries is conservative in the vast majority of cases, while surgery is needed for the knee ligament lesions primarily.

The return to play timing is a decision that must be agreed with the medical staff, the athletic trainer, the player and the coaches, considering the clinical, functional and sport specific tests.

Keywords

  • Basketball
  • Knee
  • Ankle
  • Prevention
  • Rehabilitation
  • Tendinopathy
  • Sprain
  • Concussion

With the collaboration of: Allaire A, Allaire T, Bouvard M, Chermann J-F, Colle J, Dannel B, Delagarde J-C, Foshia C, Garcia S, Giraudeau N, Guincestre J-Y, Labruyere C, Le Ho M, Lhotellier D, Moraux A, Rodineau J, Rouch P, Tassery B.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Fédération Française de Basket—FFBB (Medical Commission), Paris, France

    Tassery François

  2. Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro—FIP (Youth National Teams Department), Torino, Italy

    Daniele Mozzone

  3. Istituto di Medicina dello Sport di Torino FMSI, Torino, Italy

    Daniele Mozzone

  4. Département Médical de l’INSEP (Institut National du Sport, de l’Expertise et de la Performance), Paris, France

    Groc Mariane & Patricia Thoreux

  5. Unité de Médecine du Sport, Service de Physiologie Clinique et de l’Exercice, Hôpital Nord, CHU Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France

    Pascal Edouard

  6. Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM EA 7424), Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France

    Pascal Edouard

  7. CIMS (Centre d’Investigations en Médecine du Sport), Hôpital Hôtel Dieu—APHP, Paris, France

    Patricia Thoreux

  8. Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak—Arts et Métiers Paris Tech—Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France

    Patricia Thoreux

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  1. Centre of Sports Traumatology, Koelliker Hospital, TORINO, Italy

    Dr. Gian Luigi Canata

  2. Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic, Montijo, Portugal

    Dr. Henrique Jones

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François, T., Mozzone, D., Mariane, G., Edouard, P., Thoreux, P. (2022). Basketball. In: Canata, G.L., Jones, H. (eds) Epidemiology of Injuries in Sports . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64532-1_6

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