Epidemiology of sports injuries in basketball: integrative systematic review

Abstract

IntroductionBasketball is a contact sport with complex movements that include jumps, turns and changes in direction, which cause frequent musculoskeletal injuries in all regions of the body.ObjectiveThis is an integrative systematic review of the epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in basketball.MethodsThis is an integrative review based on the following sources of information: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, BBO-Biblioteca Brasileira de Odontologia, IBECS-Índice Bibliográfico Espanhol em Ciências da Saúde, nursing journals, dental journals and core clinical journals in the last 10 years with studies addressing the general epidemiology of sports injuries in basketball.ResultsIn total, 268 articles were selected, of which 11 were eligible for the integrative review. A total of 12 960 injuries were observed, most of which occurred in the lower limbs (63.7%), with 2832 (21.9%) ankle injuries and 2305 (17.8%) knee injuries. Injuries in the upper limbs represented 12%–14% of the total injuries. Children and adolescents received head injuries more often compared with the other age and skill categories. In the adult category, there was an increased prevalence of injuries in the trunk and spine. In the upper limbs, hands, fingers and wrists were affected more frequently than the shoulders, arms and forearms. In the masters’ category, there was an increase in the incidence of thigh injuries.ConclusionThe lower limbs were the most affected, with the ankle and knee joints having the highest prevalence of injuries regardless of gender and category. Further randomised studies, increased surveillance and epidemiological data collection are necessary to improve knowledge on sports injuries in basketball and to validate the effectiveness of preventive interventions.

Injury Profile of Male and Female Senior and Youth Handball Players: A Systematic Review

“…Although higher match incidence was highlighted for senior male players, similar training incidence was observed in all categories (i.e., between 0.96 and 4.1 injuries/1000 h training exposure). These reported values show that training incidence is substantially lower in comparison to match incidence in all groups, in line with those studies focuses on other team sports (e.g., soccer [32] or basketball [35]). These differences may be associated with several factors, for instance, the higher physical and physiological demands performed by players during matches compared to training sessions [46], the variability and uncertainly of the game, as well as the neuromuscular and mental fatigue generated during matches [47], or because of different training load quantification and periodization strategies [48].…”

“…In this sense, several epidemiological studies have focused on senior male and female players [3,19,22,30], and others on youth male and female handball players [3,20,21,31]. However, despite the key effect of gender and age on injuries in team sports [32][33][34][35], to date, no systematic reviews have been carried out to expand the knowledge about the injury profile (considering injury incidence, location, severity and type) in handball players.…”

Epidemiology of Injuries in Ultimate (Frisbee): A Systematic Review

“…There is, however, evidence from two studies indicating that the risk of injury is significantly greater in competition than in training. This finding is unsurprising and consistent with reports from previous studies in other team sports such as handball [ 49 ], soccer [ 17 ], and basketball [ 56 ].…”

Análisis de la incidencia de lesiones y hábitos usados durante el calentamiento en el baloncesto femenino (Analysis of the incidence of injuries and routines used during warm-up in female basketball players)

“…La mayor tasa de lesiones se obtuvo en el miembro inferior del cuerpo, mientras que la estructura anatómica que más se lesionó fue el tobillo/pie seguido de la rodilla, coincidiendo con el estudio de Zuckerman et al, (2018) donde describe la epidemiología de las lesiones en el baloncesto masculino y femenino de la National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) durante dos temporadas. La revisión sistemática de Andreoli et al, (2018) observó, tras analizar más de 12000 lesiones, que las extremidades inferiores fueron las más afectadas, siendo las articulaciones del tobillo y la rodilla las de mayor prevalencia de lesiones independientemente del género y la categoría. Atendiendo a la incidencia de lesiones de tobillo, se recomienda realizar estrategias de prevención de lesiones en dicha articulación.…”