Epidemiology of boxing-related upper extremity injuries in the United States

Lemme, Nicholas J.; Ready, Lauren V.; Faria, Meghan; DeFroda, Steven F.; Gil, Joseph A.; Owens, Brett D.

doi:10.1080/00913847.2018.1516478

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“…SFIA reports have been used reliably in previous epidemiological studies to provide participation numbers for injury rate calculation. 8 , 17 , 41 …”

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Progress in Cheerleading Safety: Update on the Epidemiology of Cheerleading Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Suresh

Lee

2021

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Although the athleticism required of cheerleaders has increased, the risks of cheerleading have been less studied as compared with other sports. Purpose: To update our understanding of the epidemiology of cheerleading-related injuries. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: We analyzed the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) for cheerleading-related injuries presenting to nationally representative emergency departments (EDs) in the United States from January 2010 through December 2019. Extracted data included patient age and sex, injury characteristics (diagnosis, body region injured, time of year, and location where injury occurred), and hospital disposition. Using patient narratives, we recorded the cheerleading skills, settings, and mechanisms that led to injury. NEISS sample weights were used to derive national estimates (NEs) from actual case numbers. Results: From 2010 to 2019, a total of 9868 athletes (NE = 350,000; 95% CI, 250,000-450,000) aged 5-25 years presented to US EDs for cheerleading injuries. The annual number of injuries decreased by 15%, from 982 (NE = 35,000; 95% CI, 27,000-44,000) to 897 (NE = 30,000; 95% CI, 18,000-42,000) ( P = .048), corresponding to a 27% decline in the injury rate per 100,000 cheerleaders ( P < .01). The annual number of injuries caused by performing stunts decreased by 24%, from 240 (NE = 8700; 95% CI, 6700-11,000) to 216 (NE = 6600; 95% CI, 4000-9200) ( P = .01), with a 36% decline in the corresponding injury rate per 100,000 cheerleaders ( P < .01). Despite these decreases, annual incidence of concussions/closed head injuries increased by 44%, from 128 (NE = 3800; 95% CI, 2900-4700) to 171 (NE = 5500; 95% CI, 3400-7700) ( P = .02), and patients requiring hospital admission increased by 118%, from 18 (NE = 330; 95% CI, 250-410) to 24 (NE = 720; 95% CI, 440-1000) ( P < .01). The hospital admission rate increased by 9.0% ( P = .02). Conclusion: The number of cheerleading-related injuries presenting to US EDs decreased from 2010 to 2019. However, the incidence of concussions/closed head injuries and hospital admissions increased, suggesting that further measures are needed to improve safety for cheerleaders.

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“…SFIA reports have been used reliably in previous epidemiological studies to provide participation numbers for injury rate calculation. 8 , 17 , 41 …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress in Cheerleading Safety: Update on the Epidemiology of Cheerleading Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Suresh

Lee

2021

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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“…However, the omnipresent risk of injury is still the major drawback for every athlete, in both professional and amateur sports [6]. Previous prevention measures, such as rule changes or the introduction of protective clothing, managed to increase safety in many sports [7][8][9]. Rule changes made by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) in 2013 for example, resulted in a substantial decrease of boxing-related upper extremity injuries between 2012 and 2016, shown most impressively in a decline of hand injuries by 33% [7,10].…”

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“…Previous prevention measures, such as rule changes or the introduction of protective clothing, managed to increase safety in many sports [7][8][9]. Rule changes made by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) in 2013 for example, resulted in a substantial decrease of boxing-related upper extremity injuries between 2012 and 2016, shown most impressively in a decline of hand injuries by 33% [7,10]. Nevertheless, sports injuries still occur with high incidences, showing varying risk profiles within the different types of sport [11,12].…”

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Hand injuries in sports – a retrospective analysis of 364 cases

Stögner

Kaltenborn

Laser

et al. 2020

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Hand injuries are common in sports and associated with high dropout rates and costs. Hence, efforts should strive for further risk prevention measures in order to increase safety in sports. This implies knowledge of sports injury risk profiles. So far, major surveillance programs exist mainly in Anglo-American countries, reflecting the specific concerns of sports in this part of the world. Data on sports injuries within Europe are scarce. As sports behaviour appears to vary demographically, we hypothesised that risk injury profiles differ as well. Methods To assess whether the described sports injuries of the hand are applicable to the German population, we performed a five-year retrospective, single-centre analysis of sports-related hand injuries, using data from the Enterprise Clinical Research Data Warehouse of the Hannover Medical School. Results Notable differences in comparison to other data were observed. Ball sports, cycling and equestrian sports caused most of the recorded hand injuries, which were predominantly fractures of the wrist and hand. Hand injuries in equestrian sports were associated with significantly higher operation and hospitalisation rates as well as a significantly longer inpatient treatment. Conclusion Risk profiles for sports-related hand injuries appear to differ not only in terms of age- and sex, but also geographically. Nation- and Europe-wide hand trauma registries as well as a broad registry participation are necessary in order to accurately assess the risk patterns in Europe; henceforth reducing hand injuries and their sequelae.

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“…However, the omnipresent risk of injury still accounts for the major drawback within the life of every athlete, in both professional and amateur sports [6]. Previous prevention measures, such as rule changes or the introduction of protective clothing, managed to increase safety in many sports [7][8][9]. Rule changes made by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) in 2013 for example, resulted in a substantial decrease of boxing-related upper extremity injuries between 2012 -2016, shown most impressively in a decline of hand injuries by 33% [7,10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous prevention measures, such as rule changes or the introduction of protective clothing, managed to increase safety in many sports [7][8][9]. Rule changes made by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) in 2013 for example, resulted in a substantial decrease of boxing-related upper extremity injuries between 2012 -2016, shown most impressively in a decline of hand injuries by 33% [7,10]. Nevertheless, sports injuries still occur with high incidences, showing varying risk pro les within the different types of sport [11,12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hand injuries in sports – a retrospective analysis of 364 cases

Stögner

Kaltenborn

Laser

et al. 2020

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Background: Hand injuries are common in sports and associated with high drop-out rates and costs. Hence, efforts should strive for further risk prevention measures in order to increase safety in sports. This implies knowledge of sports injury risk profiles. So far, major surveillance programs exist mainly in Anglo-American countries, reflecting the specific concerns of sports in this part of the world. Data on sports injuries within Europe are scarce. As sports behavior appears to vary demographically, we hypothesised that risk injury profiles differ as well. Methods: To assess, whether the described sports injuries of the hand, published internationally, are applicable to the German population, we performed a five-year retrospective, single-center analysis of sports-related hand injuries, using the data of the Enterprise Clinical Research Warehouse of the Hannover Medical School.Results: Notable differences in comparison to other data were observed. Ball sports, cycling and equestrian sports caused most of the recorded hand injuries, which were predominantly fractures of the wrist and hand. Hand injuries in equestrian sports were associated with significantly higher operation and hospitalisation rates as well as a significantly longer inpatient treatment. Conclusion: Risk profiles for sports-related hand injuries appear to differ not only age- and sex-dependent, but also geographically. National as well as European hand trauma registries as well as a broad registry participation are necessary in order to accurately assess these risk patterns in the European latitudes and hence reduce hand injuries and the sequelae.

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Epidemiology of boxing-related upper extremity injuries in the United States

Cited by 23 publications

References 21 publications

Progress in Cheerleading Safety: Update on the Epidemiology of Cheerleading Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Progress in Cheerleading Safety: Update on the Epidemiology of Cheerleading Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Hand injuries in sports – a retrospective analysis of 364 cases

Hand injuries in sports – a retrospective analysis of 364 cases

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