Lower Back Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Players: A 5-Season Epidemiological Study

Makovicka, Justin L.; Patel, Karan A.; Deckey, David G.; Hassebrock, Jeffrey D.; Chung, Andrew S.; Tummala, Sailesh V.; Hydrick, Thomas C.; Gulbrandsen, Matthew T; Hartigan, David E.; Chhabra, Anikar

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“…Use of the NCAA-ISP has been previously well-described in the literature and will be briefly reviewed. 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 14 , 17 , 22 – 24 The NCAA-ISP utilizes a voluntary convenience sample of NCAA programs over a 5-year period. Consequently, there is variability in the number of programs participating in the data set each year.…”

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Hand and Wrist Injuries in Men’s and Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball

Deckey

Scott

Hinckley

et al. 2020

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Hand and wrist injuries (HWIs) are common in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball players and can negatively affect performance. There is limited literature available on this topic. Purpose: To open a discussion on prevention strategies and encourage future research on HWIs in basketball athletes. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: HWIs sustained by male and female NCAA basketball players during the 2009-2010 through 2013-2014 academic years and reported to the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (NCAA-ISP) database were utilized to characterize the epidemiology thereof. Rates and distributions of HWIs were identified within the context of mechanism of injury, injury recurrence, and time lost from sport. Results: Over the 5-year period, 81 HWIs in women and 171 HWIs in men were identified through the NCAA-ISP database. These were used to estimate 3515 HWIs nationally in women’s basketball athletes and 7574 HWIs nationally in men’s basketball athletes. The rate of HWIs in women was 4.20 per 10,000 athlete-exposures (AEs) and in men was 7.76 per 10,000 AEs, making men 1.85 times more likely to sustain HWIs compared with women. In men, HWIs were 3.31 times more likely to occur in competition compared with practice, while in women, HWIs were 2.40 times more likely to occur in competition than in practice. Based on position, guards, both men and women, were the most likely to suffer HWIs. Conclusion: HWIs were common in collegiate basketball players. Most injuries were new, and the majority of players were restricted from participation for less than 24 hours. Men were more likely to be injured compared with women, and injuries were most common in the setting of competition for both sexes. The majority of injuries was considered minor and did not extensively limit participation; however, prevention and detection remain important for optimal performance.

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Hand and Wrist Injuries in Men’s and Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball

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Scott

Hinckley

et al. 2020

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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“…4,5,7,9,15,21,22 It has been used previously to report on all LSIs in the NCAA over the same time period but has not been used to look at LSIs specifically in male and female basketball athletes. 17 The NCAA ISP is a prospectively gathered injury surveillance program managed by the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention, an independent nonprofit research organization. This study was found to be institutional review board exempt and approved by the research review board of the NCAA.…”

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“…Weights for all data were further adjusted to correct for underreporting, accounting for the estimated 88.3% capture rate of all time-loss medical care injury events with the NCAA ISP previously reported in the literature. 17 The weighting varied based on sport, exposure type, division played, and calendar year. There was no uniform weight, and each case was weighted based on these contextual factors.…”

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“…Data were analyzed to assess the rates and patterns of LSIs sustained in collegiate athletes. 17 LSIs were analyzed for injury type, time loss, time of season, event type, recurrence, injury mechanism, and participation restriction. The injury rate was defined as the number of injuries divided by the number of AEs, and an AE was defined as any student-athlete participation in 1 NCAA-sanctioned practice or competition.…”

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“…Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were calculated to compare the rates between event types and times of the season, as they are useful for determining whether one participation type has an increased rate of injuries compared with another. The following is an example of an IRR comparing injury rates between competition and practice 17 :…”

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Epidemiology of Lumbar Spine Injuries in Men’s and Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Athletes

Makovicka

Deckey

Patel

et al. 2019

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Lumbar spine injuries (LSIs) are common in both men’s and women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball players and can frequently lead to reinjuries and persistent pain. Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of an LSI in collegiate men’s and women’s basketball during the 2009-2010 through 2013-2014 academic years. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: The incidence and characteristics of LSIs were identified utilizing the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (ISP). Rates of injury were calculated as the number of injuries divided by the total number of athlete-exposures (AEs). AEs were defined as any student participation in 1 NCAA-sanctioned practice or competition. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were then calculated to compare the rates of injury between season, event type, mechanism, injury recurrence, and time lost from sport. Results: The NCAA ISP reported 124 LSIs from an average of 28 and 29 men’s and women’s teams, respectively. These were used via validated weighting methodology to estimate a total of 5197 LSIs nationally. The rate of LSIs in women was 2.16 per 10,000 AEs, while men suffered LSIs at a rate of 3.47 per 10,000 AEs. Men were 1.61 times more likely to suffer an LSI compared with women. In men, an LSI was 3.48 times more likely to occur in competition when compared with practice, while in women, an LSI was 1.36 times more likely to occur in competition than in practice. Women suffered the highest LSI rate during the postseason, while the highest rate in men was during the regular season. The majority of both female (58.9%; n = 1004) and male (73.1%; n = 2353) athletes returned to play within 24 hours of injury. Conclusion: To date, this is the largest study to characterize LSIs in NCAA basketball and provides needed information on the prevalence and timing of these injuries. The majority of injuries in both sexes were new, and most athletes returned to play in less than 24 hours. Injury rates were highest during competition in both sexes.

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Lumbar Spine

Naden¹,

Huang²,

Comeau³

2020

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Lower Back Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Players: A 5-Season Epidemiological Study

Abstract: Background: Low back injuries are common in collegiate football players and can frequently lead to persistent pain, reinjuries, and time lost from participation.

Cited by 14 publications

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Hand and Wrist Injuries in Men’s and Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball

Hand and Wrist Injuries in Men’s and Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball

Epidemiology of Lumbar Spine Injuries in Men’s and Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Athletes

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