Injury trend analysis from the US Open Tennis Championships between 1994 and 2009

Abstract

Acute injuries occurred more frequently than gradual-onset injuries, and most common injury types were similar to previously examined populations. However, there were differences in injury location trends compared to previous research, suggesting that further research in this elite-level population is warranted.

Injury epidemiology of tennis players at the 2011–2016 Australian Open Grand Slam

“…The mean male and female professional singles ranking of the singles cohorts were 84±71 and 81±76, respectively. Junior and wheelchair tennis player injuries were excluded 2. All consultations were entered and stored on secure, digital repositories.…”

“…Acute injuries were more prominent than chronic injuries, with the shoulder, knee and lumbar spine the most commonly injured regions 1. At the US Open between 1994 and 2009, the mean injury rate was 48.1 injuries per 1000 match exposures 2. Within this tournament, a higher injury incidence existed among male than female players (44.0 vs 32.2 per 1000 match exposures), which directly contrasts with Wimbledon’s sex-based injury profile 1 2.…”

“…Injury incidence in tennis has been described in the context of match exposures,2 tennis hours5 6 and per 100 tennis players 7. These disparate methods complicate the comparison of injury rates between tennis events.…”

Relevance and Incidence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Indian Tennis Players; an Epidemiological Study

“…However, there were differences in injury location trends compared to previous research, suggesting that further research in this elite-level population is warranted. Sell et al (2014) reported the rate of lower limb injuries was significantly higher than upper limb and trunk injuries. The ankle, followed by the wrist, knee, foot/toe and shoulder/clavicle were the most common injury sites.…”

“…Sell et al (2014) reported that muscle or tendon injuries were the most common type of acute injury. However, there were differences in injury location trends compared to previous research, suggesting that further research in this elite-level population is warranted.…”