@article{ref1,
title="Intercollegiate ice hockey injuries: a causal analysis",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="1999",
author="Ferrara, M. S. and Schurr, K. T.",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="30-33",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships of position, mechanism of injury, type of injury, and body part injured to days lost. DESIGN: A causal analysis within a prospective cohort was used for this project. PARTICIPANTS: Seven schools from Hockey East and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference participated in this project for three consecutive competitive seasons. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS: The independent variables were position, mechanism of injury, and body part injured. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The dependent variable was days lost due to injury. RESULTS: The entire causal model was statistically significant, with the variables of body part injured, mechanism of injury, and injury type accounting for 52% of the variance associated with days lost. The most important variable related to days lost was injury type and accounted for 43% of the variance associated with days lost. We found that fractures and dislocations resulted in an average of 22.22 days lost and sprains resulted in a mean of 13.61 days lost. CONCLUSION: The causal analysis demonstrated that body part injured, mechanism of injury, and injury type are important factors related to days lost. Those players who experience a fracture/dislocation or sprain of the lower extremity will tend to lose 2 weeks or more of participation. Studies such as this are useful in examining the multivariate circumstances surrounding an injury episode.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}