epidemiology types and frequency of injuries. topics… what is epidemiology? why research sports...
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EpidemiologyEpidemiology
Types and Frequency of Injuries
Topics…
What is epidemiology? Why research sports injury? Injury surveillance systems Injury risk factors
Definition
Sports Medicine Epidemiology
Quantifying occurrence Who is affected Where and when Outcome? Purpose
Sports Medicine Epidemiology
Descriptive Analytical
Useful information
Equipment design Rules Conditioning programs Reduce risk factors Identify health care needs
Historical perspective
Hospital emergency rooms Health care agencies Retrospective data Longitudinal studies
Injury Surveillance Systems
Geographical regions/levels Reportable injuries? Population
Injury Surveillance Systems
NAIRS NCAA NATA NYSSF CIRCL National Football Head & Neck Injury Registry National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury
Research
Injury Surveillance
Number of participants Injured but continued Injured unable to continue (Injured not reported)
Reportable Injuries
Result of participation in organized practice or game
Requires medical attention Restriction of athlete’s
participation or performance
Exposure – Unit of Risk
One athlete participating in one practice or contest…..
Exposed to the possibility of athletic injury
A-E
Injury Rate
Ratio of injuries to exposures
Injuries per 1,000 athlete-exposures
See data: 2007 – 2008 Sports Medicine Handbook
NCAA Injury Data
Risk Factors
Intrinsic– Age/development– Gender specific– Psychological– Medical conditions
Risk Factors - Growth
Skeletal maturity– Growth plate injuries– Osgood-Schlatter Disease– Spondylolysis– Osteochondritis dissecans
Growth plate injuries
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Spondylolysis
Osteochondritis dissecans
Risk Factors - Growth
Disqualifying conditions– Legg-Calve Perthes
Disease/SCFE– Osteoid osteoma
Legg-Calve-Perthes
Risk Factors - Gender
Amenorrhea Premature bone loss Eating disorders
Risk Factors - Psychological
Parental pressure Emotional stress Physical leads to psychological
Risk Factors – Medical Conditions
Scoliosis Leg length difference Epilepsy Diabetes Asthma/EIA
Risk Factors – Medical Conditions
Marfan syndrome Heart conditions Absence of paired organ Communicable diseases
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