Citation

Allen AN, Wasserman EB, Williams RM, Simon JE, Dompier TP, Kerr ZY, Valier ARS. J. Athl. Train. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, A.T. Still University, Mesa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, National Athletic Trainers' Association (USA))

DOI

10.4085/1062-6050-330-18

PMID

31580704

Abstract

CONTEXT: Little is known about non-time-loss (NTL) injury patterns in basketball athletes. Knowledge of these patterns may aid in the development of prevention and management strategies for patients with these injuries.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of time-loss (TL) and NTL injuries sustained by secondary school boys' and girls' basketball athletes.

DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiology study. SETTING: Eighty-six unique schools provided data, with 84 and 83 contributing to boys' and girls' basketball, respectively. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Athletes participating in secondary school-sponsored boys' and girls' basketball. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Boys' and girls' basketball data from the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (NATION) injury surveillance program (2011/2012-2013/2014 years) were analyzed. Injury counts, rates, and rate ratios (IRRs) were reported with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

RESULTS: The National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network captured 2653 injuries over 364 355 athlete-exposures (AEs) for boys' basketball and 2394 injuries over 288 286 AE for girls' basketball, producing rates of 7.28/1000 AEs (95% CI = 7.00, 7.56) for boys and 8.30/1000 AEs (95% CI = 7.97, 8.64) for girls. The overall injury rates were slightly lower for boys (IRR = 0.88; 95% CI = 0.83, 0.93). For boys, 559 (21.1%) injuries were TL and 2094 (78.9%) were NTL, producing a TL injury rate of 1.53/1000 AEs (95% CI = 1.40, 1.66) and an NTL injury rate of 5.75/1000 AEs (95% CI = 5.50, 5.99). For girls, 499 (20.8%) injuries were TL and 1895 (79.2%) were NTL, producing a TL injury rate of 1.73/1000 AEs (95% CI = 1.58, 1.88) and an NTL injury rate of 6.57/1000 AEs (95% CI = 6.28, 6.87). Rates of TL injuries were similar between boys' and girls' basketball (IRR = 0.89; 95% CI = 0.79, 1.00); NTL injury rates were lower for boys (IRR = 0.87; 95% CI = 0.82, 0.93).

CONCLUSIONS: When NTL injuries were included, the rates of injury in boys' and girls' secondary school basketball were higher than previously reported.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescence; injury incidence; youth sports