Study of Pelvic Bone Characteristics in Young Female Wrestling Athletes

Abstract

The article presents research data on characteristics of the formation and structure of the pelvic bone from a group of young women athletes engaged in wrestling. Also shows several features associated anatomical and morphological parameters, and a number of index values and their pathological changes. According to the results of the study highlighted the existing violations of the structure and functionality. The above analysis of the survey data, presented the conclusions. Aim of the Article: The aim of the work is to study changes in the formation and structure of the bony pelvis and the anatomical values and morphological indicators associated with it in young female athletes engaged in freestyle wrestling. Research Hypothesis: During the preparation for this study, its author put forward a working hypothesis that young female athletes who have been intensively and long-term involved in martial arts may have a number of anthropometric, pelvimetric, and morpho-functional changes, such as, in particular, an anatomically narrow pelvis, the first and possibly second degree of narrowing of the bony pelvis, and even other disorders such as maturation of the pelvic bones and, possibly, even pathological forms of the pelvis.
Method and Materials of the Study: The following methods were used in this study: anthropometry, pelviometry, index method, interview method, and mathematical statistics method. For statistical processing of the obtained data, the applied software package “Statistika 7.0” was used, using Student’s t-test. Data corresponding to the accuracy level of p<0.05 were considered reliable. The study was conducted at the training and sports complex “Gart” in
Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, Ukraine. The study involved 16 female athletes of puberty and adolescence. Age categories: schoolchildren - 1 (6.25%), cadets - 8 (50.0%), juniors - 10 (62.5%). The average age of the athletes (n=16) was 16.74±0.31 years. 12 (75.0%) have been practicing freestyle wrestling for 6-8 years, the remaining 4 have been practicing it for 3-5 years. The number of training sessions is up to 5-6 per week, their duration is from 2 to 4 hours.
The girls have the following sports qualifications: MS – 1 (champion of Ukraine among juniors in the weight category up to 48 kg), CMS – 1 (champion of Ukraine among juniors in the weight category up to 53 kg), 1st category – for 14 young female athletes.