Injury surveillance in English youth basketball: A 5-season cohort study to inform injury prevention strategies

Dr Craig Barden; Dr Peter K. Thain

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.08.005

Injury surveillance in English youth basketball: A 5-season cohort study to inform injury prevention strategies

Dr Craig Barden, Dr Peter K. Thain

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Objectives: Describe the injury risk of English youth basketball, comparing game versus training injury incidence and burden. Design: 5 season (2013/14-2018/19) prospective cohort study. Setting: Basketball academy at an English sports college. Participants: Male basketball players (n = 110, mean age; 17.3 ± 0.9 years). Main outcomes measures: Descriptive data regarding game and training injury incidence (injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures (AE)) and burden (severity x incidence) are provided with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Rate ratios (RR; 95% CI) were used to compare outcome measures, with results statistically significant if the 95% CI did not pass 1.0. Results: Fifty-four injuries were sustained during 13,350-AE (1666 games, 9684 training). Game injury incidence (12.0/1000-AE, 95% CI 6.7–17.3) was significantly greater than training injury incidence (2.4/1000-AE, 95% CI 1.4–3.3; RR = 5.1, 95% CI 2.8–9.2). Games had a significantly greater injury burden (216 days absence/1000-AE, 95% CI 121-311) than training (62 days absence/1000-AE, 95% CI 37-88; RR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.9–6.3). The ankle was the most injured body location (37%), whilst over 50% of injuries occurring through contact mechanisms. Conclusion: This study is the most comprehensive description of injury epidemiology in English youth basketball to date. This information can inform evidence-based injury prevention strategies to mitigate risk in this population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-40
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume	58
Early online date	8 Sept 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.08.005
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank the medical professionals at the college for collecting injury data throughout the study period.

Funding

The authors wish to thank the medical professionals at the college for collecting injury data throughout the study period.

Keywords

Basketball
Epidemiology
Injury
Youth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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