Epidemiology of National Football League training camp injuries from 1998 to 2007
(Epidemiologie der Verletzungen, die bei Trainingslagern der National Football League von 1998-2007 auftraten)
Football is one of the leading causes of athletic-related injuries. Injury rates and patterns of the training camp period of the National Football League are unknown.
Hypothesis: Injury rates will vary with time, and injury patterns will differ
between training camp practices and preseason games.
Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study.
Methods: From 1998 to 2007, injury data were collected from 1 National Football League team during its training camp period. Injuries were
recorded as a strain, sprain, concussion, contusion, fracture/dislocation, or other injury. The injury was further categorized by location on the body. Injury rates were determined based on the exposure of an athlete to a game or practice event. An
athlete exposure was defined as 1 athlete participating in 1 practice or game. The injury rate was calculated as the ratio of injuries per 1000 athlete exposures.
Results: There were 72.8 (range, 58-109) injuries per year during training camp.
Injuries were more common during weeks 1 and 2 than during weeks 3 to 5. The rate of injury was significantly higher during games (64.7/1000 athlete exposures) than practices (12.7/1000 athlete exposures, P < .01). The rate of season-ending
injuries was also much higher in games (5.4/1000 athlete exposures) than practices (0.4/1000 athlete exposures). The most common injury during the training camp period was a knee sprain, followed by hamstring strains and contusions.
Conclusion:
Muscle strains are the most common injury type in practices. Contact type injuries are most common during pre-season games, and the number of significant injuries that occur during preseason games is high.
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Schlagworte: | American Football Trainingslager Verletzung Schaden Statistik Ätiologie |
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Notationen: | Spielsportarten Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin |
DOI: | 10.1177/0363546508316021 |
Veröffentlicht in: | The American Journal of Sports Medicine |
Veröffentlicht: |
2008
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Jahrgang: | 36 |
Heft: | 8 |
Seiten: | 1597-1603 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |