Prevalence of Orthopedic Injuries in Athletes of Rodeo Brazilian (Vaquejada)

The rodeo Brazilian (vaquejada) is a genuinely native sport, with a tradition of more than 100 years. Epidemiological study reporting orthopedic injuries arising from its practice could not be found in the present literature. The injury was the most prevalent sprain with 84 lesions(40%), followed by contusion (24%) and strain 39(19%). The Brazilian rodeo vaquejada is associated with a high rate of orthopedic injury and may exclude competitors for long periods of time. Due to the absence of any work done about this kind of sport, the present study demonstrates important and pioneer data regarding the orthopedic lesion nosology of the sport in question.