TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Epidemiology of National Collegiate Athletic Association women's gymnastics injuries, 2009-2010 through 2013-2014
JO  - Journal of athletic training
A1  - Kerr, Zachary Y.
A1  - Hayden, Ross
A1  - Barr, Megan
A1  - Klossner, David A.
A1  - Dompier, Thomas P.
SP  - 870
EP  - 878
VL  - 50
IS  - 8
N2  - CONTEXT:   Recent injury surveillance data for collegiate-level women's gymnastics are limited. In addition, researchers have not captured non-time-loss injuries (ie, injuries resulting in restriction of participation <1 day). <br><br>OBJECTIVE:   To describe the epidemiology of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's gymnastics injuries during the 2009-2010 through 2013-2014 academic years. <br><br>DESIGN:   Descriptive epidemiology study. SETTING:   Aggregate injury and exposure data collected from 11 women's gymnastics programs providing 28 seasons of data. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:   Collegiate student-athletes participating in women's gymnastics during the 2009-2010 through 2013-2014 academic years. INTERVENTION(S):   Women's gymnastics data from the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (ISP) during the 2009-2010 through 2013-2014 academic years were analyzed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):   Injury rates; injury rate ratios; injury proportions by body site, diagnosis, and apparatus; and injury proportion ratios were reported with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). <br><br>RESULTS:   The ISP captured 418 women's gymnastics injuries, a rate of 9.22/1000 athlete-exposures (AEs; 95% CI = 8.33, 10.10). The competition injury rate (14.49/1000 AEs) was 1.67 times the practice injury rate (8.69/1000 AEs; 95% CI = 1.27, 2.19). When considering time-loss injuries only, the injury rate during this study period (3.62/1000 AEs) was lower than rates reported in earlier NCAA ISP surveillance data. Commonly injured body sites were the ankle (17.9%, n = 75), lower leg/Achilles tendon (13.6%, n = 57), trunk (13.4%, n = 56), and foot (12.4%, n = 52). Common diagnoses were ligament sprain (20.3%, n = 85) and muscle/tendon strain (18.7%, n = 78). Overall, 12.4% (n = 52) of injuries resulted in time loss of more than 3 weeks. Of the 291 injuries reported while a student-athlete used an apparatus (69.6%), most occurred during the floor exercise (41.9%, n = 122) and on the uneven bars (28.2%, n = 82). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS:   We observed a lower time-loss injury rate for women's gymnastics than shown in earlier NCAA ISP surveillance data. Safety initiatives in women's gymnastics, such as "sting mats," padded equipment, and a redesigned vault table, may have contributed to minimizing the frequency and severity of injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1062-6050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-50.7.02
ID  - ref1
ER  -