Incidence and Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injuries among Indonesian Junior Badminton Athletes during a National Elite Championship

Abstract

Objective. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries among junior badminton athletes during a national championship.
 Methods. A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 128 junior badminton athletes who were members of one Indonesian badminton club and participated in the National Premier Circuit held in June 2019 in West Java, Indonesia. Data on demographic characteristics, history of previous and current injuries, physical examination, diagnosis (type, anatomical structure involved, and location), and treatment of injuries were collected along with data on the format of the game (single, double, or combination), and the number of matches for each respective athlete. Measures of injury frequency used were the incidence proportion and clinical incidence. Determinant factors for incidence were investigated.
 Results. Twenty-four injury events involving 23 athletes were recorded, with an incidence proportion of 23/128 athletes (18%) and a clinical incidence of 24/128 athletes or 18.8 per 100 athletes. Acute injuries were more frequent (13/24, 54.2%) than chronic/overuse injuries. More than half (14/24, 58.3%) of the injuries occurred in the lower extremities. Factors that increased the risk of injury were age ≥ 15 years (relative risk [RR] = 6.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.96, 20.04, p < 0.001), and the number of matches ≥ 3 (RR = 3.79, 95% CI 1.61, 8.92, p = 0.001).
 Conclusion. Musculoskeletal injuries occurred frequently among Indonesian junior badminton athletes during the national elite championship. An effective injury-prevention program specific to young athletes should be developed to maintain their future participation and performance in competition.

Characteristics of Injuries Among Elite Badminton Players: A Systematic Review

“…Most of the chosen articles reported participants younger than 20 (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). Four articles reported participants aged 20 years and above (20)(21)(22)(23), and one article generally reported participants aged 15 years and above (24). There are wide variations in the number of participants.…”

“…There are wide variations in the number of participants. Two studies reported more than 100 participants (14,24), ve studies with more than 30 participants (16-20), and four with fewer than 30 participants (15,(21)(22)(23). Most of the selected articles were conducted in Asia (16, 18-20, 23, 24), half of which were conducted Southeast Asia (16,18,19,24), and the remaining half were conducted in Western countries (14,15,17,21,22).…”

“…Four studies reported a general incidence of injuries (14,18,19,24), and three studies (15,17,22) reported speci c locations of anatomical areas of injuries among badminton players. However, neither general nor prevalence was reported in the four studies.…”

“…However, neither general nor prevalence was reported in the four studies. The average prevalence of injuries encompasses more than 40% (14,15,(17)(18)(19)22), and only one study reported less than 20% (24).…”

“…Two studies reported that males had a greater risk of injuries (19,24). Age and training volume are also signi cantly positively (24) and negatively (19) associated with the risk of injuries.…”