Incidence, Positional Distribution, Severity, and Time Missed in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in NCAA Division I Football Athletes

Motamedi, Ali; Gowd, Anirudh K.; Nazemi, Alireza K; Gardner, Steven T.; Behrend, Caleb

doi:10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-17-00019

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“…Like basketball, American football has been greatly discussed as a cause of injury, and many recommendations have been published attempting to prevent injuries occurring as a result of the sport. 14,[18][19][20]33 A surprising figure is the relatively large percentage of mandibular fractures resulting from American football. Typically, in organized leagues, full-contact or "tackle" football is played with protective equipment that includes helmets with face shields.…”

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Facial Fractures in Young Adults: A National Retrospective Study

Povolotskiy

Youssef

Kaye

et al. 2019

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol

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Objectives: “Young adulthood” is a term used to define individuals falling within the 18- to 22-year-old age range. Injuries account for more than a third of emergency department visits in this population. A particular area of concern is accidents that lead to injuries of the facial bones because they can have long-term functional, aesthetic, and psychosocial impacts. As many as 30 million young adults participate in some sort of sport in the United States per year, and facial injuries from these activities are not uncommon and thus require further exploration. Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System was used to conduct a retrospective review to explore patterns of maxillofacial fractures in young adult patients between the ages of 18 and 22 years from 2004 through 2017. The data analyzed yielded information about patient demographics, diagnoses, and associated products. Results: A total of 3486 emergency department visits were included in the study. The most common facial fractures were nasal fractures (64.4%), mandible fractures (12.3%), and orbital fractures (6.1%). The most common causes of fractures were sports (55.48%), fixed structures (6.39%), and stairs or steps (5.60%). The top 3 sports associated with facial fractures were basketball (25.4%), baseball (11.6%), and football (10.4%). Conclusions: For young adult individuals, some sort of sporting activity is common outside of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The overwhelming majority of facial fractures in this population were caused by sports, and the authors believe this issue warrants further exploration and discussion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 8.6 million sports- and recreation-related injuries occurred per year between 2011 and 2014. Despite ever growing research and guidelines into sports injury incidence and prevention, it is clear that sports are the cause of a large portion of maxillofacial fractures in the United States.

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Facial Fractures in Young Adults: A National Retrospective Study

Povolotskiy

Youssef

Kaye

et al. 2019

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol

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“…The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important stable structure of the knee joint, and ACL reconstruction is the main treatment for its injury. According to statistics, approximately 200 000 people in the United States undergo ACL reconstruction every year 1,2 . There are many graft options for ACL reconstruction, and autografts include bone–patellar tendon–bone, hamstring tendon, quadriceps femoris tendon, peroneal long tendon, and so on.…”

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Application of human data to predict hamstring tendon autograft diameter in Zhuang population

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Background: To explore the value of human data from the Zhuang population via predicting the diameter of the hamstring tendon autograft in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and determining the feasibility of preoperative ultrasound for prediction. Methods:In total, 24 Zhuang patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with a 4-strand semitendinosus and gracilis tendon autograft (4 S-STG) were enrolled in this study. Before the operation, the affected semitendinosus tendon (ST) was examined by ultrasonography, and its length, diameter, cross-sectional area, and circumference were measured. The patients' basic information and body data, ie, height, weight, body mass index, lower limb length injured, and thigh circumference injured, were recorded. Their ST and gracilis tendon lengths and diameters and 4 S-STG diameter were measured during the operation. A correlation analysis was conducted between the ultrasound measurement results and human data and intraoperative tendon measurements. Results:The ST diameter measured by ultrasound was correlated with the ST length and ST diameter measured during operation, and the ST circumference measured by ultrasound was correlated with the ST diameter measured during operation. The patients' body weight can be used to distinguish a 4 S-STG diameter of ≥8 mm (P < .01, mean difference = 11.59). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of body weight was 0.829. The final graft diameter ≥8 mm could be predicted with a body weight of 61.5 kg as the cutoff point; the sensitivity and specificity were 72.2% and 83.3%, respectively. Conclusion:In Zhuang patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with 4 S-STG, body weight more accurately predicted graft diameter than preoperative semitendinosus diameter.

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Lower Extremity Injury Rates on Artificial Turf Versus Natural Grass Surfaces in the National Football League During the 2021 and 2022 Seasons

Venishetty,

Xiao,

Ghanta

et al. 2024

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: It has been argued that the use of artificial turf football fields in the National Football League (NFL) increases player injury risk compared with natural grass surfaces. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to quantify the rate of lower extremity injuries occurring in NFL players on artificial turf compared with natural grass surfaces and characterize the time missed due to injury and proportion of injuries requiring surgery. It was hypothesized that lower extremity injuries requiring surgical intervention would occur at a higher rate on artificial turf than on natural grass. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Lower extremity injury data for the 2021 and 2022 NFL seasons were obtained using publicly available records. Data collected included injury type, player position, player age, playing surface, weeks missed due to injury, and whether the patient underwent season-ending or minor surgery. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine the risk of season-ending surgery according to playing surface. Results: When combining injuries for the 2021 and 2022 seasons (N = 718 injuries), the incidence rate of lower extremity injury was 1.22 injuries/game for natural grass and 1.42 injuries/game for artificial turf. The odds of a season-ending surgery were found to be significantly higher on artificial turf compared with natural grass (odds ratio = 1.60; 95% CI, 1.28-1.99; P < .05), while additional variables, including weather, age, position, week of injury occurrence, and history of prior injury, did not influence the odds of season-ending surgery. Conclusion: The 2021 and 2022 NFL seasons of our analysis demonstrated a higher incidence rate of injuries on artificial turf surfaces compared with natural grass surfaces. In addition, the odds of injury requiring season-ending surgery were found to be significantly higher on artificial turf compared with natural grass.

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Incidence, Positional Distribution, Severity, and Time Missed in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in NCAA Division I Football Athletes

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Facial Fractures in Young Adults: A National Retrospective Study

Facial Fractures in Young Adults: A National Retrospective Study

Application of human data to predict hamstring tendon autograft diameter in Zhuang population

Lower Extremity Injury Rates on Artificial Turf Versus Natural Grass Surfaces in the National Football League During the 2021 and 2022 Seasons

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