Espondilólise e espondilolistese em ginastas jovens

• Autor(a) principal: Mohriak, Rafael [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Debieux, Pedro [UNIFESP], Trandafilov Junior, Miguel [UNIFESP], Martins, Délio Eulálio [UNIFESP], Wajchenberg, Marcelo [UNIFESP], Cohen, Moises [UNIFESP], Puertas, Eduardo Barros [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-36162010000100014; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5520
• topic: Gymnastics; Spine; Lumbalgia; Spondylolysis; Spondylolisthesis; Ginástica; Coluna vertebral; Lombalgia; Espondilólise; Espondilolistese

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in young, female gymnasts, and to correlate these with lumbar pain, history of trauma and training load. METHOD: A total of 18 would-be Olympic gymnasts, aged 8-17, with an average age of 11.3, were voluntarily evaluated. The Gymnasts were asked to complete a questionnaire about their sports activities, and were submitted to a clinical examination and lumbar spine radiography. RESULTS: The radiographies were analyzed by experienced specialists in surgery of the vertebral column, who found a 5.56% incidence of spondylolysis and no cases of spondylolisthesis. CONCLUSION: The incidence of radiographic alterations identified remained close to those reported in the literature for non-athletic individuals, and the lumbalgia indicated by the athletes showed no direct relation with spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.