Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors

Objective: The aims of this study were (1) to determine the one-year prevalence injuries and their characteristics (2) analyze potential injury risk factors in high-level/national-level women artistic gymnasts. Methods: Competitive gymnasts training more than 10 h per week a national center TOP 12 club France invited participate retrospective through an online questionnaire about self-reported (e.g., previous injuries, diseases, weight modification) during 2020/2021 season. Results: A total 88 between 9 23 years old, who trained on average 22.0 ± 6.2 week, answered questionnaire. Ninety-five reported by 62 (70.5%) was 70.5% (95% CI 60.9 80.0%). Gymnasts had, average, 1.1 1.0 year. most common location knee (25.3%), type ligament (26.3%). Having season (OR = 9.06; 95% 2.66 36.73; p 0.0007) using prevention program 3.97; 1.46 11.15; 0.007) associated with higher multivariate analysis. Conclusions: More 70% French had at least one This high rate supports need promote prevention. However, present study, injury. There is thus improve strategies counter its consequences.