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01-12-2013 | Sports Medicine

Injury incidence in a sports school during a 3-year follow-up

Authors: Laurent Malisoux, Anne Frisch, Axel Urhausen, Romain Seil, Daniel Theisen

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 12/2013

Abstract

Purpose

This study prospectively analysed sports injury incidence over 3 seasons in a regional sports school within an injury surveillance project, involving 372 athletes (12–19 years) from 16 different disciplines.

Methods

A personal sports diary was used to record all sporting activities daily for every athlete. Injuries (time-loss definition) were registered via a standardized questionnaire.

Results

Sports injury incidence (injuries/1,000 h) evolved from 3.9 in the first year to 4.8 in the second (p < 0.01) and down to 2.8 in the third (p < 0.001, compared to the preceding periods). Significant decreases of injury incidence in the third year were also observed when classifying injuries as traumatic or overuse, and as new or recurrent. The proportion of recurrent injuries was lower in the third period (11 %) when compared to the first (19.5 %, p < 0.05) and the second one (26.3 %, p < 0.05). Injury incidence was lowest during the third period for all severity categories. The same was found when considering injuries within racket, team and individual sports.

Conclusions

Implementing an injury surveillance system in this setting was associated with a lower injury incidence in the third observation period. This project may have influenced stakeholders’ awareness and attitude towards the sports injury problematic.

Level of evidence

Prospective cohort study with ≤80 % follow-up, Level II.

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Title: Injury incidence in a sports school during a 3-year follow-up
Authors: Laurent Malisoux
Anne Frisch
Axel Urhausen
Romain Seil
Daniel Theisen
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-012-2185-1

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Injury incidence in a sports school during a 3-year follow-up

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Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Level of evidence

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