Interrater reliability of the injury reporting of the injury surveillance system used in international athletics championships

Édouard, Pascal; Junge, Astrid; Kiss-Polauf, Marianna; Ramirez, Christophe; Sousa, Mónica; Timpka, Toomas; Branco, Pedro

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2018.02.001

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“…Due to the structure of the database based on requirements from the research ethics committee, it was not possible to perform clustering (by team or country). Injury severity was assessed by the estimated number of days of absence from sport, which has been reported as having low inter-examiner reliability, suggesting caution in its interpretation 27. Injury cause should also be interpreted with caution, given the low to moderate inter-examiner reliability, and the number of injuries classified as 'others' before the consensus statement on athletics injury epidemiology 13.…”

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Injury frequency and characteristics (location, type, cause and severity) differed significantly among athletics (‘track and field’) disciplines during 14 international championships (2007–2018): implications for medical service planning

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ObjectiveTo analyse differences between athletic disciplines in the frequency and characteristics of injuries during international athletics championships.MethodsStudy design, injury definition and data collection procedures were similar during the 14 international championships (2007–2018). National medical teams and local organising committee physicians reported all newly incurred injuries daily on a standardised injury report form. Results were presented as number of injuries and number of injuries per 1000 registered athletes, separately for male and female athletes, and for each discipline.ResultsFrom a total of 8925 male and 7614 female registered athletes, 928 injuries were reported in male and 597 in female athletes. The discipline accounting for the highest proportion of injuries was sprints, for both men (24%) and women (26%). The number of injuries per 1000 registered athletes varied between disciplines for men and women: highest in combined events for male athletes (235 (95% CI 189 to 281)) and female athletes (212 (95% CI 166 to 257)), and lowest for male throwers (47 (95% CI 35 to 59)) and female throwers (32 (95% CI 21 to 43)) and for female race walkers (42 (95% CI 19 to 66)). Injury characteristics varied significantly between disciplines for location, type, cause and severity in male and female athletes. Thigh muscle injuries were the main diagnoses in the disciplines sprints, hurdles, jumps, combined events and race walking, lower leg muscle injuries in marathon running, lower leg skin injury in middle and long distance running, and trunk muscle and lower leg muscle injuries in throws.ConclusionsInjury characteristics differed substantially between disciplines during international athletics championships. Strategies for medical service provision (eg, staff, facilities) during athletics championships should be discipline specific and be prepared for targeting the main injuries in each discipline.

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Injury frequency and characteristics (location, type, cause and severity) differed significantly among athletics (‘track and field’) disciplines during 14 international championships (2007–2018): implications for medical service planning

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“…injury diagnosis, classification of injury cause and severity, possible missing reported injuries). 1,10,25 In addition, it was not possible to evaluate a causal relationship due to our study design. Given the multifactorial nature of injury and performance, it is possible that factors not measured in the present study have an influence on injury and performance, and thus, the role of factors highlighted in the present study might be over-or underestimated.…”

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In-competition injuries and performance success in combined events during major international athletics championships

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Navarro

Pruvost

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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…The teams' medical staff reported daily details of all newly incurred injuries and player details (age, sex, disability classification) on a standardized injury report form. The injury report form was an adapted version of the ones used by IOC, IAAF, and FINA with predefined categories for location, type, cause, match/training, and estimated duration of time loss . The disability scores (1‐4.5) are according to the grade of disability and physical basketball‐relevant functionality .…”

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“…For the prospective injury surveillance during the WBWC, the standardized system of the International Olympic Committee 14 was used, which is also well established in international tournaments of other sports federations. 15,16 An injury was defined as any newly incurred musculo-skeletal complaint (traumatic or overuse) and/or concussion during the tournament receiving medical attention regardless of the consequences for participation. 14 The teams' medical staff reported daily details of all newly incurred injuries and player details (age, sex, disability classification) on a standardized injury report form.…”

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“…The injury report form was an adapted version of the ones used by IOC, IAAF, and FINA with predefined categories for location, type, cause, match/training, and estimated duration of time loss. [14][15][16] The disability scores (1-4.5) are according to the grade of disability and physical basketball-relevant functionality. 17 Low rates represent a high grade of disability.…”

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Epidemiology of injuries during the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 2018: A prospective cohort study

Hollander

Kluge

Glöer

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Several international sports federations have implemented a standardized injury reporting system during their championships. However, very few studies have investigated athletes with disabilities during major championships apart from the Paralympic Games. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the rate and characteristics of injuries during the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 2018 (WBWC). This prospective cohort study was conducted during the WBWC held in Hamburg, Germany, from August 16 to August 26, 2018. Physicians or physiotherapists of all 28 participating teams (total 336 players) were asked to report all newly incurred injuries (with location, diagnosis, cause, and estimated duration of absence) daily on a standardized injury report form. Prevalence and incidence rates were calculated. Medical staff of 11 teams (132 players) reported 100 injuries, equivalent to 75.8 per 100 players (95% CI: 60.9‐90.7) or 68.9 per 1000 player‐days (55.4‐82.4). Eight time‐loss injuries were reported (6.1 injuries per 100 players [95% CI: 1.9‐10.3] or 5.5 injuries per 1000 player‐days [1.7‐9.3]). More injuries were incurred during matches (n = 68) than during training. Most injuries affected the neck/cervical spine (16%), thoracic spine/upper back (15%), and shoulder (14%). The most frequent diagnosis was muscle spasms (25%), the most frequent cause was overuse (52%). A high rate of non–time‐loss injuries compared to Paralympic Games was reported. Future studies should focus on the etiology of muscle spasms and further identify injury mechanisms of traumatic and overuse injuries in wheelchair basketball players to develop adequate preventive measures.

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Interrater reliability of the injury reporting of the injury surveillance system used in international athletics championships

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Injury frequency and characteristics (location, type, cause and severity) differed significantly among athletics (‘track and field’) disciplines during 14 international championships (2007–2018): implications for medical service planning

Injury frequency and characteristics (location, type, cause and severity) differed significantly among athletics (‘track and field’) disciplines during 14 international championships (2007–2018): implications for medical service planning

In-competition injuries and performance success in combined events during major international athletics championships

Epidemiology of injuries during the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 2018: A prospective cohort study

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