Epidemiology of sports injuries on collegiate athletes at a single center (original) (raw)
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2021
ABSTRACTIntroductionAthletics is a sport based on natural patterns and activities. As a sport, presents an array of benefices such as the improvement of physical condition and personal interaction, however, is not free of risks such as injuries related to training and competition.ObjectivesAnalyze the physical profile and associated sports injuries in an athletics college team.MethodsSubjects enrolled in a medicine college athletics team from Jan to Oct of 2021 of both genders had their characteristics collected and answered to a survey modified from the “NCAA Injury Surveillance System”.Results31 subjects answer the survey. 65% of the subjects present at least 1 injury, 73.9% of injuries were classified as severe, 0.27 injuries were reported per 1000 hours of exposure. Injured athletes had a practice time 2-fold greater than uninjured athletes. Quadriceps and shin injuries represent 52.17% of the injuries.ConclusionCollege athletics seems to present a high risk of severe sports inj...
Analyzing injuries among university-level athletes: prevalence, patterns and risk factors
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Scientific evidence suggests many health benefits are associated with sport participation. However, high intensity participation may be related to an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries. This study aims to: 1) describe the prevalence and patterns of sports injuries, and 2) identify its associated risk factors. A cross-sectional design was used. University level athletes, involved in 7 sport disciplines reported musculoskeletal injuries sustained in the past year, as well as potential risk factors: training volume and antecedent sport participation. Group comparisons were conducted. 82 athletes participated in the study. Respondents sustained over two injuries per year. Significant differences were found for sport category and type of injury. No differences were observed regarding antecedent sport participation. High prevalence and sport-specific injuries observed in university sport should be of concern to athletes, therapists, coaches and sport organizers. This study contrib...
Studying the Common Reasons of Student-Athletes’ Injuries at College Sports
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Many sports produce countless amounts of injuries in players. Some injuries may last for a lifespan. It raises the question as to why there are so many injuries, and what are best practices to recover from an injury. Is there any way an injury can be prevented? The model for sports injury prevention research follows a conceptual process and describes the incidence of the injury, the mechanism of each injury to be prevented, designing and implementing prevention interventions, and reassessing the injury incidence (Van Mechelen, 1992). This study focused on sport teams at Florida A&M University: Women's softball, volleyball, and basketball; and men's football, baseball, and basketball teams, between the ages 18-24. The research used surveys to investigate details about the injury, source, and type of injuries; and what type of exercises and forms were used while injured. This study will add to the knowledge of common reason for injuries in the athlete's shoulders, knees, and ankles; and will support the need for athletes to pay more attention to their bodies and become more aware of the forms used. If we investigate the cause and strategies to treat injuries in student-athletes, we can develop more efficient prevention and recovery practices.
A Prospective Study of Injury Incidence among North Carolina High School Athletes
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006
Sports-related injuries are an issue of concern in high school sports athletes. A prospective cohort study of injury risk factors was conducted from 1996 to 1999 among varsity high school athletes in 12 sports in 100 North Carolina high schools. Data were collected by trained school personnel. Unadjusted and adjusted incidence rates and rate ratios were estimated using Poisson regression models. The overall rate of injury was 2.08 per 1,000 athleteexposures (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.79, 2.41). At 3.54 per 1,000 athlete-exposures (95% CI: 2.87, 4.37), football had the highest rate of injury of all sports. The adjusted rate ratio for athletes with a history of injury, compared with those without a prior injury, was 1.94 (95% CI: 1.69, 2.22). The injury rate rose with each year of playing experience (rate ratio ¼ 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.12). In a subanalysis restricted to gender-comparable sports, boys had a higher rate of injury than did girls (rate ratio ¼ 1.33, 95% CI: 0.99, 1.79). All other factors did not appear to be independent predictors of the injury rate. The influence of prior injury suggests that proper rehabilitation and primary prevention of the initial injury are important strategies for injury control. athletic injuries; incidence; prospective studies; risk; sports; wounds and injuries Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NCHSAA, North Carolina High School Athletic Association; RR, incidence rate ratio. More than seven million students in the United States participated in interscholastic high school athletics during the 2004-2005 school year, representing 53.4 percent of all high school students (1, 2). Historically, participation is at the highest level since record keeping began more than 30 years ago (1, 2). There are numerous health benefits associated with participation in sports (3, 4); however, injury is a potential outcome of participation and an important public health problem (5). Sport-and recreation-related injuries account for 46.4 percent of emergency department visits among adolescents aged 15-19 years (6).
An Epidemiology of Sport Injury Rates Among Campus Recreation Sport Programs
Rehabilitation Science, 2018
Injuries are one of the common risks associated with physical activity. At the collegiate level of sports participation, NCAA sports programs are required to provide injury treatment and prevention options for their athletes. However, for participants competing in club and intramural sports, no universal requirements for injury prevention and treatment exist. This study assessed the risk of injury during club and intramural sports among college-aged students compared to participants in NCAA sports. Overall, club sport participants were found to have a significantly higher rate of injury compared to previously documented injury rates in NCAA participants, while, both NCAA and club sports participants were found to be more at risk than intramural participants. Specific sport injury rates were documented for nine club sports and compared with NCAA injury data. These injury rates suggest a need for improved health care and preventative treatment options for club sport athletes, especially in club sport rugby.
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Background: Few studies compare sports injury patterns in different settings. This study described the epidemiology of soccer injuries presenting to emergency departments (EDs) and compared injuries presenting to EDs to injuries presenting to collegiate and high school athletic trainers (ATs). Methods: Soccer-related injuries (product code 1267) in the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) that were sustained by individuals at least two years of age in 2004-2013 were included. High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO) data for high school soccer injuries during the 2005/06-2013/14 academic years were compared to NEISS data for those aged 14-17 years in 2005-2013. National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program (NCAA-ISP) data for collegiate soccer injuries during the 2009/10-2013/14 academic years were compared to NEISS data for those aged 18-22 years in 2009-2013. All datasets included weights to calculate national estimates. Injury proportion ratios (IPRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) compared nationally estimated injury distributions between the HS RIO/ NCAA-ISP and NEISS data subsets. Results: During the study period, 63,258 soccer-related injuries were captured by NEISS, which translates to an estimated 2,039,250 injuries seen at US EDs nationwide. Commonly injured body parts included the head/face (19.1%), ankle (17.6%), hand/wrist (15.3%), and knee (12.2%). Common diagnoses included sprains/strains (34.0%), fractures (22.2%), and contusions (17.7%). Compared to their respective age ranges in NEISS, sprains/strains comprised a larger proportion of injuries in HS RIO (48.3% vs. 33.7%; IPR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.33, 1.42) and NCAA-ISP (51.3% vs. 37.0%; IPR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.31, 1.46). In contrast, fractures comprised a smaller proportion of injuries in HS RIO than in NEISS (7.5% vs. 18.6%; IPR = 0.43; 95% CI: 0.39, 0.47) and NCAA-ISP (2.8% vs. 15.7%; IPR = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.14, 0.22). Conclusions: ATs more commonly reported injuries that are easily diagnosed and treated (e.g., sprains/strains); EDs more commonly reported injuries with longer recovery times and rehabilitation (e.g., fractures). Although ED surveillance data can identify the most severe sports-related injuries, high school and college sports surveillance may better describe the breadth of sports-related injuries. Our findings may provide further support for school-based sports medicine professionals, but further research is needed to comprehensively examine the potential economic and health-related benefits.
Sport injuries: a review of outcomes
British Medical Bulletin, 2011
Injuries can counter the beneficial aspects related to sports activities if an athlete is unable to continue to participate because of residual effects of injury. We provide an updated synthesis of existing clinical evidence of long-term follow-up outcome of sports injuries. A systematic computerized literature search was conducted on following databases were accessed: PubMed, Medline, Cochrane, CINAHL and Embase databases. At a young age, injury to the physis can result in limb deformities and leg-length discrepancy. Weight-bearing joints including the hip, knee and ankle are at risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) in former athletes, after injury or in the presence of malalignment, especially in association with high impact sport. Knee injury is a risk factor for OA. Ankle ligament injuries in athletes result in incomplete recovery (up to 40% at 6 months), and OA in the long term (latency period more than 25 years). Spine pathologies are associated more commonly with certain sports (e.g. wresting, heavy-weight lifting, gymnastics, tennis, soccer). Evolution in arthroscopy allows more accurate assessment of hip, ankle, shoulder, elbow and wrist intra-articular post-traumatic pathologies, and possibly more successful management. Few well-conducted studies are available to establish the long-term follow-up of former athletes. To assess whether benefits from sports participation outweigh the risks, future research should involve questionnaires regarding the healthrelated quality of life in former athletes, to be compared with the general population.