Consensus statement on epidemiological studies of medical conditions in tennis, April 2009

Pluim, Babette M; Fuller, Colin W; Batt, Mark E; Chase, Lisa; Hainline, Brian; Miller, Scott R.; Montalvan, Bernard; Renström, Per; Stroia, Kathleen; Weber, Karl; Wood, Tim

doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.064915

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“…The injury definition and methodology were consistent with those of other studies of injury incidence in sport [8][9][10] and the 3 international consensus statements on injury data collection in sport. 17,18,44 As 94% of female dancers' and 87% of male dancers' injuries in this study resolved in less than 7 days, the 5-week holiday period that preceded this study provided the opportunity for resolution of any previous injuries and allowed us to include all dancers within the company at the start of the study. Over the 1-year period of the study, our professional ballet dancers experienced 4.44 injuries per 1000 hours of dance, which represents the upper end of the range of incidence previously reported in prospective epidemiological studies of ballet dancers (0.62-5.6/1000 h).…”

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“…7 The time-loss injury definition used in the current study made it easy to objectively identify and report injuries that directly impacted the dancers' ability to perform dance-related activities. International consensus within sports 17,18,44 and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System 12,32 have determined that a similar time-loss definition should be utilized in injury epidemiology studies.…”

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“…Injury severity was defined by the num- ber of days a dancer took to return to full fitness, and full fitness was defined as the ability to take a full part in the dance activities that were typically planned for that day. This definition was modified from studies by Brooks et al, 8,9 Fuller et al, 17,18 and Pluim et al 44 Injury severity was grouped as transient (return within 7 days), mild (return within 7 to 28 days), moderate (return within 29 to 84 days), and severe (return after 84 days). 8,9,20 Reported injury history was used to determine the mechanism of injury.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ballet Injuries: Injury Incidence and Severity Over 1 Year

Allen¹,

Nevill²,

Brooks³

et al. 2012

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

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[ research report ] B allet dancers are described as both artists and athletes, 19,25 performing complex artistic routines that require a high level of athletic ability due to the extreme physical demands placed on them. 51 Consequently, ballet dancers are at risk for injuries that can potentially disrupt performance and curtail a career.23,51 The van Mechelen et al 56 injury prevention model indicates the need to understand the extent of the injury problem. However, within dance, this has been challenging due to methodological deficiencies and inconsistencies in published epidemiological studies. 4,22,27 These include the choice of research design, such as injury surveys 3,26,28,46 and retrospective data collection, 17,37 and variations in injury definitions, including medical attention 17,37 and financial cost. 18When examined prospectively, the incidence of dance injury has been reported to be between 0.62 and 5.6 injuries per 1000 dancing hours. 19,30,38 Two of these studies were based on preprofessional dancers, 19,30 which may render the findings less generalizable to a professional ballet company. 22,53Although epidemiological studies can aid in the understanding of the injury profile, allowing appropriate interventions to reduce the risk of injury, 34,35,40 the epidemiology of injuries in ballet is not well understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to undertake injury surveillance of professional ballet dancers to enhance our understanding of injuries and to provide a foundation for future interventions to reduce injury incidence. Specific objectives were to report the incidence, severity, and etiology of injuries sustained by a cohort of professional ballet dancers, including the nature of the injuries as intrinsic or extrinsic, whether they were traumatic or from overuse, and the episode of injury (first occurrence, exacerbation, or recurrence). Furthermore, the objective was to look at the impact of dance activity and the dancers' rank on injuries and whether differences occur between genders. METHODS Aprofessional ballet company composed of 52 dancers (female, 27; male, 25) was prospectively studied over 1 performance year. Female dancers had a mean  SD age of 25  6 years, height of 162.2  3.7 cm, weight of 49.2  4.0 kg, and body mass index of 18.9  1.6 kg/m 2 . Male dancers had a mean  SD age of 23  5 years, height of 179.6  4.3 cm, weight of 71.7  4.7 kg, and body mass index of 22.2  1.4 kg/ m 2 . All dancers were assigned a rank for the entire year based on their position in the company. The highest rank within the company is principal, followed by soloist, T T STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive single-cohort study. T T OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence and severity of injuries to a professional ballet company over 1 year. T T METHODS: Data for an elite-level ballet company of 52 professional dancers were collected by an in-house medical team using a time-loss injury definition. T T RESULTS:A total of 355 injuries were recorded, with an overall injury incidence of 4.4 inju...

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confidence: 99%

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Ballet Injuries: Injury Incidence and Severity Over 1 Year

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Brooks³

et al. 2012

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“…Coding systems for reporting of data on ill health are currently available for use in clinical examination 33,36 and sports performance 28 contexts. In the latter context, time loss events can also be classified using the ICF by recording the incapacity and sickness in detail.…”

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Meta-narrative analysis of sports injury reporting practices based on the Injury Definitions Concept Framework (IDCF): A review of consensus statements and epidemiological studies in athletics (track and field)

Timpka

Jacobsson

Ekberg

et al. 2015

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…Following the actual recommendations for epidemiological studies in tennis [10] baseline information related to anthropometric data (age, sex, height, weight and body mass index) and sport data (years of paddle-tennis practice, laterality and federal license) were collected. After collecting these data, participants were asked about the injuries they had suffered during their paddle-tennis career.…”

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A comparison musculoskeletal injuries among junior and senior paddle-tennis players

Castillo-Lozano¹,

Casuso-Holgado²

2015

Science & Sports

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Consensus statement on epidemiological studies of medical conditions in tennis, April 2009

Abstract: The definitions and methodology proposed for recording injuries and illnesses sustained during tennis activities will lead to more consistent and comparable data being collected. The surveillance procedures presented here may also be applicable to other racket sports.

Cited by 118 publications

References 19 publications

Ballet Injuries: Injury Incidence and Severity Over 1 Year

Ballet Injuries: Injury Incidence and Severity Over 1 Year

Meta-narrative analysis of sports injury reporting practices based on the Injury Definitions Concept Framework (IDCF): A review of consensus statements and epidemiological studies in athletics (track and field)

A comparison musculoskeletal injuries among junior and senior paddle-tennis players

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