Citation

Dennis RJ, Finch CF, McIntosh AS, Elliott BC. Br. J. Sports Med. 2008; 42(6): 477-482.

Affiliation

University of New South Wales, University of Ballarat, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsm.2008.046698

PMID

18390922

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for injury to cricket fast bowlers using field-based tests. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: High performance Australian cricket. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-one male adolescent and adult fast bowlers (aged 12 - 33 years). Assessment of risk factors: A field-based pre-participation screening, consisting of musculoskeletal, fitness and anthropometric assessments and analysis of bowling technique was undertaken. Bowlers were prospectively monitored over the 2003-04 season and bowling workload and injuries were recorded. Logistic regression was used to identify injury risk factors. Main outcome measurement: Repetitive microtrauma injury to the trunk, back or lower limb, associated with fast bowling. RESULTS: Two variables were identified as independent predictors of injury in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. Bowlers with hip internal rotation of 40 degrees of rotation. Bowlers with an ankle dorsiflexion lunge of 12.1 - 14.0cm on the leg contralateral to the bowling arm were at a significantly increased risk (OR = 4.03, 95% CI 1.07 to 15.21), as compared with bowlers with a lunge of >14cm. Bowlers with a lunge of

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