Sports Related Fractures: A Review of 113 Cases

Hon, Wan Hazmy Che; Kock, Shong Hing

doi:10.1177/230949900100900107

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“…In the hospital/clinic/insurance records studies, 12 (71%) investigated all injuries [3,6,8,9,16,23,24,46,48,52,54,55], two (12%) focused on fractures [50,51], one on ACL injuries [47], one on Achilles ruptures [49] and one on dental claims [53]. Table 2 provides a summary of the injury definitions used, player exposure and injury rates, the primary sites and types of injuries, and the key findings of the studies.…”

Section: Sites and Severity Of Injury Data Collectedmentioning

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“…lower limb injury) ( Table 2). Fifteen studies (33% of all 46 studies) were limited to specific body sites or regions based on the aim of their study and eight of those (17% of all studies) were limited to a single structure or injury type, for example, ACL [44,47], Achilles [49], ankle [25,38], fracture [50,51] or dental [53]. Hassan et al [50] noted that 75% of netball fractures were to the fingers.…”

Section: Injury Sitesmentioning

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“…Smyth et al [37] reported that 10.7% of tournament players presented with foot blisters. Fractures [6,17,18,22,23,28,33,48,50,51,55], dislocations [23,48] and tendon ruptures [17,37,42,44,49,54] were far less prevalent but were more evident in the hospital records that focused on more severe injuries. The first study reporting concussions related to netball was published in 2002 [22], and only three of the studies published since have reported on concussions related to netball [8,37,52].…”

Section: Types Of Injurymentioning

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“…Hume et al [24] also found netball ranked 4 th in presentations after rugby union, rugby league and soccer in New Zealand. Hassan et al [50] found netball was responsible for the largest percentage of fractures presenting to the ED in girls after rollerblading, and Hon et al [51] found netball accounted for 33% of sports related fractures in females. Gwynne-Jones et al [49] found netball accounted for 31% of all sports related Achilles injuries and 54% of all Achilles injury ruptures at hospital in females aged 15-40 years.…”

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Injuries in Netball-A Systematic Review

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Background Netball is estimated to be played by more than 20 million people worldwide, but there is evidence of high injury incidence. A thorough understanding of the types and rates of netball injuries is essential for effective injury management and prevention strategies to be developed and implemented. This systematic review summarises the published findings with respect to injury types, participant characteristics and any identified risk factors for netball injuries. Methods A librarian-assisted computer search of seven scientific databases was conducted for studies reporting on netball injuries. Inclusion criteria were studies published in English, in peer-reviewed journals, which reported data on injuries and variables (e.g. age and competition level) that have been proposed as possibly associated with netball injury risk. Results Forty-six studies (43.5% prospective, 37% hospital/insurance records, 19.5% retrospective) from 45 articles were included after screening. The majority of studies (74%) were conducted in Australia or New Zealand. There was little consistency in the definition of ‘injury’. Elite or sub-elite level players were included in 69% of studies where the level of competition was reported. The duration of injury surveillance was generally related to the format of competition from which data were collected. Self-report questionnaires were used in 48% of studies and only 26% of studies used qualified health professionals to collect data courtside. Injuries to the ankle and knee were the most common (in 19 studies) although the incidence varied considerably across the studies (ankle 13–84% and knee 8–50% of injuries). Prevention of ankle and knee injuries should be a priority. Children sustained more upper limb injuries (e.g. fractures) compared with adults who sustained more lower limb injuries (e.g. ankle and knee sprains/strains). A large number of potential risk factors for injury in netball have been investigated in small numbers of studies. The main circumstances of injury are landings, collisions and falls. Conclusion Further studies should be directed towards recreational netball, reporting on injury incidence in players by age and utilising high-quality, standardised methods and criteria. Specific injury diagnosis and a better understanding of the circumstances and mechanisms of injury would provide more meaningful data for developing prevention strategies.

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Section: Sites and Severity Of Injury Data Collectedmentioning

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Section: Injury Sitesmentioning

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“…Given the importance of such outcomes, this data would prove very useful in guiding management of injured soccer players. The currently available literature analyses combined cohorts of sport and soccer fractures, failing to take account of the influence of fracture site and severity on outcome (3,24). The evidence suggests that operatively managed fractures take longer to return to full level sport and have higher rates of persisting symptoms but this is likely influenced more severe fractures and lower limb fractures having higher rates of surgery (3).…”

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