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High Injury and Concussion Rates in Female Youth Team Sport: An Opportunity for Prevention
- Source :
- International Journal of Sports Medicine. 43:608-615
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2021.
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate sport-related injury rates, types, locations, and mechanisms in female youth team sports. This was a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study. An anonymous online survey was administered to high school students (ages 14-19) in Alberta, Canada. The survey included questions regarding demographic information, sport participation and self-reported injuries sustained in the past year. Results were analyzed for girls who reported playing a top ten team sports for female participation. For girls participating in team sports, the overall injury rate was 55.5 injuries/100 participants/year. The rate of at least one concussion was 9.4 concussions/100 participants/year. Injury and concussion rates were highest in ringette (Injury rate=42.9 injuries/100 participants/year, Concussion rate=19.0 concussions/100 participants/year) and rugby (Injury rate=40.0, Concussion rate=15.3). The top three most serious injury locations were the knee (24.7%), ankle (21.6%) and head (16.1%). The most common injury types were joint/ligament sprain (26.71%), fracture (13.0%) and concussion (11.8%). Contact mechanisms accounted for 73.4% of all serious injuries reported in girls team sports. Team sport injury rates are high in female youth team sports. Specific consideration of sport-specific injury rates, types and mechanisms in girls’ team sports will inform development and evaluation of targeted sport-specific prevention strategies.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Team sport
education
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Injury rate
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Secondary analysis
Concussion
Humans
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Brain Concussion
business.industry
4. Education
Team Sports
030229 sport sciences
medicine.disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
medicine.anatomical_structure
Injury types
Athletic Injuries
Physical therapy
Female
Ankle
business
human activities
Sports
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14393964 and 01724622
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Sports Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3d88c6679984476493c9fba819f246b9
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1697-2195