KNEE JOINT INJURIES INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ABSTRACT Introduction Basketball has become a part of college students’ after-school life mainly due to the widespread basketball culture on the college campus, especially due to the successful promotion of NBA, CBA, college basketball super league, and other elite sports events. Objective This study aims to study the frequently occurring basketball sports injuries among college basketball graduate students, determine the causes and characteristics of these sports injuries, and propose preventive measures. Methods Based on the anatomical structure and function of the knee joint and the sports characteristics of basketball, 92 college basketball athletes were statistically analyzed for their sports injuries during 12 weeks of training through questionnaires, expert interviews, and other research methods. Results The types of injuries college basketball players mainly reported were concerning meniscus and medial collateral ligament injury, followed by knee bursitis and, finally, anterior cruciate ligament injury. Conclusion With the continuous growth of the basketball training period, the proportion of sports injuries to the knee joints of sports training students gradually decreased. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.