High ankle injury rate in adolescent basketball: A 3‐year prospective follow‐up study

Abstract

This prospective study investigated the incidence and pattern of acute time-loss injuries in young female and male basketball players. Eight basketball teams (n=201; mean age 14.85±1.5) participated in the follow-up study (2011-2014). The coaches recorded player participation in practices and games on a team diary. A study physician contacted the teams once a week to check new injuries and interviewed the injured players. In total, 158 injuries occurred. The overall rate of injury (per 1000 hours) was 2.64 (95% CI 2.23-3.05). Injury rate was 34.47 (95% CI 26.59-42.34) in basketball games and 1.51 (95% CI 1.19-1.82) in team practices. Incidence rate ratio (IRR) between game and practice was 22.87 (95% CI 16.71-31.29). Seventy-eight percent of the injuries affected the lower limbs. The ankle (48%) and knee (15%) were the most commonly injured body sites. The majority of injuries involved joint or ligaments (67%). Twenty-three percent of the injuries were severe causing more than 28 days absence from sports. Number of recurrent injuries was high (28% of all injuries), and most of them were ankle sprains (35 of 44, 79%). No significant differences were found in injury rates between females and males during games (IRR 0.88, 0.55, to 1.40) and practices (IRR 1.06, 0.69, to 1.62). In conclusion, ankle and knee ligament injuries were the most common injuries in this study. Moreover, the rate of recurrent ankle sprains was alarming.

Altered hip control during a standing knee‐lift test is associated with increased risk of knee injuries

“…Participation in team sports has become increasingly popular among young people around the world. Fast‐paced pivoting and jumping sports, such as basketball and floorball, have a high incidence of lower extremity (LE) injuries, ankle and knee ligament injuries in particular . Increased risk of recurrence, functional deficits, and osteoarthritis as well as prolonged absence from sport participation are devastating outcomes of these injuries .…”

Epidemiology of Overuse Injuries in Youth Team Sports: A 3-year Prospective Study

“…In Finland, about 144 000 adolescents play floorball and 35 000 adolescents play basketball as a leisure activity (Finnish National Exercise Survey 2009-2010, www.olympiakomitea.fi). The number of licensed players in Finland is currently about 57 400 in floorball (Finnish Floorball Federation, www.salibandy.net) and 16 800 in basketball [42]. Team sports are characterized by high speed, rapid stops, turns and jumping [11,42,43], which result in high loads especially on the lower extremities.…”

“…The number of licensed players in Finland is currently about 57 400 in floorball (Finnish Floorball Federation, www.salibandy.net) and 16 800 in basketball [42]. Team sports are characterized by high speed, rapid stops, turns and jumping [11,42,43], which result in high loads especially on the lower extremities. Acute injury rates in basketball and floorball are shown to be high, with the knee and ankle being the most common injury sites [1,7,7,14,14,42,43,.…”

Injury in Professional Basketball Players and Medical Support

“…Despite the differences in exposure data collection, these findings are consistent with those of previous studies 3) 5) 8) . Because of the high recurrence rate of ankle ligament sprain 9) , prevention strategies are greatly important. Prophylactic taping, ankle braces, and proprioceptive training…”