Cricket Injuries among Bangladeshi Female Cricketers

Abstract

Cricket is known as the most popular sports in Bangladesh. Female participation in professional cricket is increasing day by day. The Present study was conducted to find out the cricket injuries & its related pattern among injured female cricketers. A crosssectional study was carried out by a self-constructed questionnaire. 51 injured female cricketer comprising 21 Bowlers, 21 Batsmen & 9 Wicket keepers were included in this study. The maximum age range was 18 to 20 years old (56.9%) where a greater percentage of participants had 4 years of cricket experience. Results indicated that Bowlers are more prone to injury than any other cricketing role. Shoulder, Elbow, & Ankle injury were founded as the high prevalence of injury compares to other anatomical sites of injury. Senior female cricketers were reported more likely to experience a recurrence injury than junior cricketers. Proper Knowledge about the mechanism of injury & its related factors might help to reduce the prevalence of injury. © 2018 Elixir All rights reserved. Elixir Orthopedics 123 (2018) 51888-51892 Orthopedics Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) Farhana Tasnin Bipasha et al./ Elixir Orthopedics 123 (2018) 51888-51892 51889 Results Table No 1. Demographic and physical Characteristics of sample (n=51). Variables Number (n) Percent(%)