Musculoskeletal injury profiles in professional Women’s Tennis Association players

Dakic, Jodie; Smith, Belinda; Gosling, Cameron; Perraton, Luke

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-097865

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“…This is in contrast to previous studies that reported very few fractures in recreational and professional players. 5,10,19 A higher fracture incidence was already recognized by Gaw et al, 9 at 14.6% in US emergency room visits. Because that study and ours investigated patients seeking care in the emergency department, it seems difficult to compare the cohorts with other previous reports on injury rates during tournaments and the ATP tour.…”

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“…Several studies have investigated injury data in professional, elite, collegiate, and junior players. 5,8,10,23 –25,33 Data from a 5-year summary from the ATP tour showed that the spine was the region with the highest injury rate among players, followed by lower similar rates for foot/ankle, thigh, and shoulder injuries. 8 In contrast, data from several other studies have shown that most tennis injuries occur in the lower extremity (31%-67%), followed by the upper extremity (20%-49%) and finally the trunk (3%-21%).…”

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Acute Tennis Injuries in the Recreational Tennis Player

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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Epidemiological studies on tennis injuries are mainly conducted in either elite professional or junior players. Injury patterns might differ in the recreational tennis player. Purpose: To investigate acute injuries in the recreational tennis–playing population with an additional focus on acute injuries that require surgical treatment. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: A retrospective data analysis was conducted among patients who sustained an acute tennis injury between January 2013 and December 2018 and who had treatment administered at a single university hospital. Demographic data, diagnosis, body region of the trauma, injury mechanism, and treatment methods were recorded. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 449 patients sustained 467 injuries (148 female, 301 male; mean age, 43.6 years; range, 8.2-84.4 years). The injuries occurred throughout the year, with an increased prevalence in the summer months. Injuries occurred in the lower extremity in 59%, the upper extremity in 30%, and the head and trunk in 11%. The main reason for an injury was a twist of a specific joint (n = 194) or a fall (n = 102). Harmless contusion or strains were the most common injury (49%). Ankle sprains were the most common serious injury, occurring in 11% of patients. Fractures occurred in 54 cases (12%). Overall, 9% of patients were treated surgically (fractures, n = 13; meniscal tears, n = 8; Achilles tendon ruptures, n = 6), and surgery was advised to another 1% who did not receive surgery at the study hospital. Conclusion: Typical acute injuries in recreational tennis players differ from acute injuries in elite and junior players, with an increased fracture occurrence. The main causes of acute tennis injuries are falls and twists, with 10% of injuries needing surgical treatment, mainly for fractures, meniscal tears, and Achilles tendon ruptures.

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Acute Tennis Injuries in the Recreational Tennis Player

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Benedikt

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“…Both individual16 and team17–19 performance can be explained, at least in part by training load, with higher training loads generally associated with better performance. Equally, a large body of evidence has emerged suggesting that inappropriately prescribed training load may increase injury risk20–25 and pain 26. Based on these findings, a myopic view would be that ‘load’ explains all injuries.…”

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Debunking the myths about training load, injury and performance: empirical evidence, hot topics and recommendations for practitioners

Gabbett¹

2018

Br J Sports Med

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“…The serve is the most demanding stroke in tennis, with supra-physiologic forces through the shoulder and elbow [6,13]. Thus, a considerable proportion of injuries in tennis players are located in the dominant shoulder, with an incidence of 8.2 injuries per 1000 playing hours in tennis matches, accounting for 15.9% of all overuse injuries in elite junior tennis players [6,14,15]. These injuries are mainly caused by the conjunction of unilateral and repetitive tennis strokes and biomechanical and training load errors, which lead to alterations in the shoulder ROM [16,17], and to imbalances in the muscle strength [18,19].…”

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Age and sex-related upper body performance differences in competitive young tennis players

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Objective The aims of this study were to analyze the shoulder functional profile of young male and female tennis players and to establish the relationship among physical variables and serve speed. Methods A total of 128 Spanish tennis players (Under-13 (n = 32/32 males/females) and Under-15 (n = 36/28 males/females), were tested during National training camps. Tests included passive shoulder range of motion (ROM) for both internal (IR) and external rotation (ER) and isometric strength (i.e., IR and ER) of the dominant/non-dominant shoulders, medicine ball throws (MBT), and serve speed. Age and sex pairwise comparisons were carried using the Hedges’ g index ( d g ). Results Results showed age and sex effects on serve speed and all MBT, with males showing greater changes (1.51≤ d g ≤1.98) with age than females (0.92≤ d g ≤1.35; p <0.05). U15 males showed higher ( p <0.05) absolute shoulder IR and ER strength than U13, with only significant differences between males and females in the U15. Regarding ROM, U15 males showed a decreased IR ROM compared to U13 ( d g = -0.84; p <0.05) and higher significant IR bilateral deficit ( d g = 0.51; p <0.05). The distances obtained in the different MBT were the variables more correlated to serve speed. Conclusion The present results suggest that shoulder strength, medicine ball throws and serve speed increased along with age in young elite tennis players of both sexes. However, a decreased range of motion and bilateral deficit for glenohumeral internal rotation is evident in male under-15 tennis players. Muscle strength, power and shoulder range of motion are key factors for serve speed in young tennis players.

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Musculoskeletal injury profiles in professional Women’s Tennis Association players

Cited by 21 publications

References 19 publications

Acute Tennis Injuries in the Recreational Tennis Player

Acute Tennis Injuries in the Recreational Tennis Player

Debunking the myths about training load, injury and performance: empirical evidence, hot topics and recommendations for practitioners

Age and sex-related upper body performance differences in competitive young tennis players

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