TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Shoulder injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks: 10-year epidemiology of incidence, risk factors, and trends
JO  - Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
A1  - Tummala, Sailesh V.
A1  - Hartigan, David E.
A1  - Patel, Karan A.
A1  - Makovicka, Justin L.
A1  - Chhabra, Anikar
SP  - e2325967118756826
EP  - e2325967118756826
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Up to 50% of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football players have a history of shoulder injuries. The quarterback position has been shown to have a high prevalence of these injuries because of its unique exposures. There is little information regarding the shoulder injury type and mechanism in NCAA quarterbacks. <br><br>PURPOSE: To understand the 10-year epidemiology of specific shoulder injury rates in NCAA quarterbacks. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiology study. <br><br>METHODS: Shoulder injury data for collegiate football quarterbacks from the 2004 through 2014 academic years were analyzed using the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (ISP) data set. <br><br>RESULTS: Over the 10-year study period, a total of 133 shoulder injuries to collegiate quarterbacks were reported, with 157,288 quarterback exposures. There was approximately 1 shoulder injury per 1221 exposures. The most common injuries noted were acromioclavicular sprains (45.1%, n = 60), followed by shoulder contusions (9.0%, n = 12), clavicular fractures (7.5%, n = 10), and anterior instability (5.3%, n = 7). The majority of injuries were caused by contact with a player (60.2%, n = 80) or contact with a playing surface (28.6%, n = 38), and 88% (n = 117) were deemed nonsurgical in nature. <br><br>CONCLUSION: NCAA ISP data analysis suggests that collegiate quarterbacks sustain acute contact injuries 89% of the time and that they typically occur while being tackled, resulting in a time loss of less than 2 weeks. These injuries are commonly treated nonsurgically.    Keywords: American football <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2325-9671
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967118756826
ID  - ref1
ER  -