TY - JOUR
T1 - Injury risk is different in team and individual youth sport
AU - Theisen, Daniel
AU - Frisch, Anne
AU - Malisoux, Laurent
AU - Urhausen, Axel
AU - Croisier, Jean Louis
AU - Seil, Romain
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Hélène Agostinis and Thierry Windal for their invaluable assistance with data collection, as well as the young athletes involved in the study, the school staff, the medical personnel and the trainers for their essential collaboration. This study was financially supported by the Luxembourgish Ministry of Sports and the Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois . L. Malisoux is currently receiving an AFR-grant ( #1189878 ) from the National Research Fund Luxembourg .
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Objectives: This study compared sports injury incidence in young high-level athletes from various team and individual sports and investigated if sport participation patterns are linked to injuries. Design: Prospective cohort follow-up. Methods: Pupils from a public sports school (12-19 years) were recruited over two separate school years (2008-2009: 42 weeks, n= 199 athletes; 2009-2010: 40 weeks, n= 89 athletes). Training and competition volume and intensity were recorded via a personal sports diary. Sports injuries (time-loss definition) were registered by medical staff members using a standardized questionnaire. Results: Injury incidence was significantly higher in team compared with individual sports (6.16 versus 2.88 injuries/1000. h, respectively), as a result of a higher incidence of both traumatic (RR = 2.17; CI95% = 1.75-2.70; p< 0.001), and overuse injuries (RR = 2.06; CI95% = 1.46-2.91; p< 0.001). A Cox proportional hazards regression revealed that team sports participation had a hazard ratio of 2.00 (CI95% = 1.49-2.68; p< 0.001) compared to individual sports, with additionally previous injury being a risk and age a protective factor. The number of competitions per 100 days was significantly higher in team sports, whereas the number of intense training sessions per 100 days was significantly lower. In team sports, the number of competitions per 100 days was positively associated with injuries (HR = 1.072; CI95% [1.033; 1.113]; p< 0.001), while in individual sports the number of competitions per 100 days had a protective effect (HR = 0.940; CI95% [0.893; 0.989]; p= 0.017). Conclusions: Team sports participation entailed a higher injury risk, whatever the injury category. Further research should elucidate the role of characteristics related to sport participation in injury causation.
AB - Objectives: This study compared sports injury incidence in young high-level athletes from various team and individual sports and investigated if sport participation patterns are linked to injuries. Design: Prospective cohort follow-up. Methods: Pupils from a public sports school (12-19 years) were recruited over two separate school years (2008-2009: 42 weeks, n= 199 athletes; 2009-2010: 40 weeks, n= 89 athletes). Training and competition volume and intensity were recorded via a personal sports diary. Sports injuries (time-loss definition) were registered by medical staff members using a standardized questionnaire. Results: Injury incidence was significantly higher in team compared with individual sports (6.16 versus 2.88 injuries/1000. h, respectively), as a result of a higher incidence of both traumatic (RR = 2.17; CI95% = 1.75-2.70; p< 0.001), and overuse injuries (RR = 2.06; CI95% = 1.46-2.91; p< 0.001). A Cox proportional hazards regression revealed that team sports participation had a hazard ratio of 2.00 (CI95% = 1.49-2.68; p< 0.001) compared to individual sports, with additionally previous injury being a risk and age a protective factor. The number of competitions per 100 days was significantly higher in team sports, whereas the number of intense training sessions per 100 days was significantly lower. In team sports, the number of competitions per 100 days was positively associated with injuries (HR = 1.072; CI95% [1.033; 1.113]; p< 0.001), while in individual sports the number of competitions per 100 days had a protective effect (HR = 0.940; CI95% [0.893; 0.989]; p= 0.017). Conclusions: Team sports participation entailed a higher injury risk, whatever the injury category. Further research should elucidate the role of characteristics related to sport participation in injury causation.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Athletic injuries
KW - Prospective studies
KW - Risk factors
KW - Sport participation characteristics
KW - Sports injury prevention
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UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22902319
U2 - 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.07.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 22902319
AN - SCOPUS:84876710342
SN - 1440-2440
VL - 16
SP - 200
EP - 204
JO - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
JF - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
IS - 3
ER -