Sports activities related to injuries? A survey among 9–19 year olds in Switzerland

Pa, Michaud; Renaud, Anne; Narring, Françoise

doi:10.1136/ip.7.1.41

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“…For example, the 1997-1998 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) of emergency department admissions for ages 5-24 (40% aged [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] showed that basketball was the most frequently cited reason for sport-related emergency department visits (17.1%), with a calculated incidence rate of 5.8 per 1,000 (95% CI ϭ 4.7-6.8) persons in the general population [37]. Although the 1997-1999 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) had a 36.2% difference in the number of reported basketball injuries with NHAMCS, it confirmed basketball as the most common cause of sports injury for ages 5-24, with a rate of 3.9 per 1,000 persons (95% CI ϭ 3.3-4.5) in the general population.…”

Section: Incidence Of Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, the two studies provide some framework for understanding the injury characteristics for young basketball players. Additionally, Kelm et al [39] reported that basketball accounted for 19.6% of injuries in physical education classes in Germany in children 11-15 years old, and studies from Dutch and Swiss schools indicated that basketball has a relative risk of 1.3 (95% CI ϭ 1.2-1.4) to 1.99 compared to the mean rate of all sports injuries recorded [11,40]. The data in table 1 highlight the difficulty of gaining an accurate impression of the risks in youth basketball.…”

Section: Incidence Of Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yde and Nielsen [25] concluded that the risk of injury increases with age, while DuRant et al [16] did not. However, Michaud et al [11] reported that the risk appears to increase with pubertal development (Tanner stage 4 or 5) rather than chronological age. A study of five European Union nations [42] showed a consistent increase in the percentage of basketball injuries with age.…”

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“…Although this approach is reasonable, it assumes that etiological factors are static across the wide variety of player and playing characteristics, but both direct and indirect evidence indicates this is not the case. Physical, psychological, and social traits of fiveage, gender, and injury characteristics is inextricably embedded in broader analytical categories [11]. In addition, many references are out-dated as the nature of basketball has changed (from noncontact to contact), and younger age groups are generally not included [12].…”

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Basketball Injuries

Harmer¹

2005

Medicine and Sport Science

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Objective:To identify and quantify, to the best extent possible from the existing literature, injury characteristics and factors (risk; protective) associated with injury in young basketball players. Data Sources: Database searches principally involving Medline and SportDiscus. In addition, web-based searching and filtering of the reference lists of papers found in the preliminary searches were utilized. Main Results: Few well-controlled studies of this population have been conducted. However, from the information available: basketball is the most frequent cause of sports-related emergency department visits for youth and adolescents; the risk of being injured in a game is greater than for practice; girls are more likely to be injured than boys, especially with knee and ankle injuries and the knee injuries are more likely to be severe; acute injuries are more common than chronic; strains/sprains are the most common types of injuries but overall time loss is minimal, indicating that the majority of pediatric basketball injuries are minor (less than 7 days away from activity). Intervention studies show that: mouthguards reduce orofacial/dental injuries; mouthguard use can be increased in young players; neuromuscular training can reduce the incidence of knee injuries in female participants; postural sway is related to risk of ankle injury. Conclusions: The current state of epidemiological research involving youth and adolescent basketball injuries is poor. With an increasing number of young participants, in situations ranging from informal play and physical education classes to organized community and school teams, the need for comprehensive and authoritative information on risk and protective factors is significant.

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Section: Incidence Of Injurymentioning

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Section: Incidence Of Injurymentioning

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Basketball Injuries

Harmer¹

2005

Medicine and Sport Science

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“…10,11 Actual injury and fear of injury have been found to constitute a barrier to engaging in physical activity in adults. 12,13 In children and adolescents, where sport/ physical activities are the leading cause of injuries, 14,15 little is known about the impact of injury fear/concerns on children's par ticipation in sport/physical acti vity. Anecdotally, it is believed that this influences parental choices of sport/physical activity for children, particularly among mothers.…”

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Parental safety concerns – a barrier to sport and physical activity in children?

Boufous

Finch

Bauman

2004

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To examine the extent to which parents and carers perceive injury and safety risks as serious enough to prevent or discourage their children, aged 5-12 years, from participating in sports/physical activity and to identify factors that influence these because of injury and safety concerns. In boys, the most frequently discouraged spor t was rugby league (23.2%), followed by rugby union (7.5%) and Australian rules football (2.8%). Among girls, the most frequently discouraged activities were rollerblading (2.7%), rugby league (2.3%) and soccer (2.1%). Multivariate analysis shows that factors independently associated with parents' decision to prevent/discourage their child from engaging in sport/physical activity include their child's age and gender, language spoken at home, presence of disability, and the respondent's relation to the child. Conclusions and implications:Efforts need to be made to modify some sports/ activities, such as football codes, in order to minimise injury and to ensure that children continue enjoying their favourite activity well into adulthood. Guidelines designed to promote physical activity among children and young adolescents need to take into account parental concerns regarding the associated risk of injury.

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