TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Intercollegiate ice hockey injuries: a causal analysis
JO  - Clinical journal of sport medicine
A1  - Ferrara, M. S.
A1  - Schurr, K. T.
SP  - 30
EP  - 33
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1050-642X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -