Relación entre diámetro antero-posterior del tendón rotuliano, dolor y funcionalidad en jugadores de voleibol – estudio observacional

Resumen

Objetivos Determinar si el diámetro antero-posterior del tendón rotuliano en jugadores de voleibol está asociado a una mayor sensación de dolor y menor funcionalidad.

Material y Métodos Estudio observacional descriptivo transversal realizado sobre jugadores/as de voleibol. Se registraron las puntuaciones de la escala VISA-P, la escala analógica visual (EVA) y el diámetro antero-posterior del tendón rotuliano a 5 y 10 mm del polo inferior de la rótula distalmente. Se registraron características demográficas, antropométricas y del juego y se construyeron modelos de regresión lineal múltiple para analizar la relación entre las variables de estudio.

Resultados La muestra final fue de 112 jugadores. El diámetro antero-posterior fue mayor en hombres y se asoció significativamente con las puntuaciones de la escala EVA positivamente y VISA-P de manera negativa para ambos tendones una vez ajustados por el resto de variables.

Conclusiones La determinación del diámetro antero-posterior del tendón rotuliano puede ser útil en la prevención de lesiones deportivas en jugadores de voleibol, al asociarse significativamente un mayor diámetro de éste con una mayor sensación de dolor y menor funcionalidad. Sería conveniente en futuros estudios incluir un análisis biomecánico de la técnica del salto y recepción.

Palabras clave

voleibol - tendón rotuliano - lesiones deportivas

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