@article{ref1,
title="Hand and wrist injuries among collegiate athletes: the role of sex and competition on injury rates and severity",
journal="Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine",
year="2020",
author="Agarwal, Jayant P. and Magno-Padron, David and Veith, Jacob and Donato, Daniel P. and Simpson, Andrew M.",
volume="8",
number="12",
pages="e2325967120964622-e2325967120964622",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is a high incidence of hand and wrist injuries in athletes participating in collegiate sports, but there is little information published  characterizing them. <br><br>PURPOSE: To characterize hand and wrist injuries in collegiate  athletes using a large national database. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiology  study. <br><br>METHODS: This retrospective cross-sectional analysis was designed using data  from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Injury Surveillance Program  database to identify hand and wrist injuries (exclusive of any radial or ulnar  fractures) in male and female collegiate athletes participating in NCAA Division I,  II, and III sports from 2004 to 2015. Descriptive analyses were performed on  stratified data to examine the associations between these injuries and sport, event  type, and sex. <br><br>RESULTS: Men's ice hockey (8.25 per 10,000 athlete-exposures [AEs])  and women's ice hockey (8.21 per 10,000 AEs) had the highest rate of hand and wrist  injuries in all exposures. In every sport except women's gymnastics (P =.107),  injuries were more commonly sustained during competition rather than during  practice. Ligamentous injury to the phalynx was the most commonly sustained injury  overall (1.416 per 10,000 AEs), and a metacarpal fracture was the most commonly  sustained hand or wrist fracture (0.507 per 10,000 AEs). Injuries sustained during  men's wrestling (14.08 days) and women's gymnastics (10.39 days) incurred the most  time lost from sport. Surgery for hand and wrist injuries was most commonly required  for men's football (0.413 per 10,000 AEs) and women's field hockey (0.404 per 10,000  AEs). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Hand and wrist injuries were common among collegiate athletes. Male athletes experienced injuries with more frequency and severity. Injuries  occurred more commonly during competition. While the majority of injuries were minor  and did not require surgery, certain sports conferred a much higher risk of  significant injuries requiring a surgical intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2325-9671",
doi="10.1177/2325967120964622",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967120964622"
}