Lumbar Spine Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes: A 5-Season Epidemiological Study
| Autor: | Karan A. Patel, Anikar Chhabra, David E. Hartigan, Sailesh V. Tummala, Jeffrey D. Hassebrock, Austin Pena, Andrew S. Chung, Kyle Williams, Justin L. Makovicka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty biology Athletes business.industry 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology medicine Physical therapy Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Lumbar spine business human activities Low back |
| Zdroj: | Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 7:232596711882004 |
| ISSN: | 2325-9671 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2325967118820046 |
| Popis: | Background: Lumbar spine injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes have not been well studied. Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of lumbar spine injuries in NCAA athletes during the 2009/2010 through 2013/2014 academic years utilizing the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (ISP). Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: A voluntary convenience sample of NCAA varsity teams from 25 sports was examined. Mechanism of injury, injury recurrence, and time lost from sport were recorded. Injury rates 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. Injury rate ratios and injury proportion ratios were calculated to compare the rates within and between sports by event type, season, patient sex, mechanism, injury recurrence, and time lost from sport. Comparisons between sexes were made utilizing data that had both male and female samples. Results: An estimated 50,834 lumbar spine injuries were identified. The overall rate of injuries was 2.88 per 10,000 AEs. The rate of injuries was 2.60 per 10,000 AEs in men compared with 2.89 per 10,000 AEs in women for sex-comparable sports. Women were 1.11 times more likely than men to suffer a lumbar spine injury. Women's gymnastics (8.02 injuries per 10,000 AEs) and women's tennis (5.73 injuries per 10,000 AEs) had the highest rates of lumbar spine injuries. Athletes were 1.6 and 2.4 times more likely to sustain a lumbar spine injury during the preseason than the regular season or postseason, respectively. Noncontact was the most common mechanism of injury (45%). Injury recurrence was most common in men’s outdoor track (43%). Most injuries resulted in less than 24 hours of time loss from event participation (64%). Conclusion: The rate of lumbar spine injuries was high in NCAA athletes, and injuries commonly recurred (20.73%). In general, women were more likely to sustain a lumbar spine injury compared with men. Higher injury rates occurred during competition and via a noncontact mechanism of injury. In addition to prevention programs, reconditioning programs should be considered to prevent these injuries. |
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