Search Results - Epidemiology
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Smart technologies and the future of concussion prevention in ice hockey
Gråstén, A.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)“…Methods: A narrative review of epidemiological studies, helmet safety research, and technological innovations in other sports like cycling, equestrian, and football was conducted to assess limitations of current helmets and the potential for advanced protective systems. …”
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Injury incidence rate according to mechanism, body location, and type in basketball players: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Stojanovic, E., Scanlan, A. T., Radovanovic, D., Jakovljevic, V., Živkovic, V., Faude, O., Fox, J., Raasch, K., Ferrauti, A.Published in Sports Medicine (2025)“…Background: Despite the strong research attention dedicated to reporting the injury incidence rate (IR) in many samples of basketball players, a dedicated review regarding the epidemiology of the injuries encountered in the sport is needed. …”
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Injury epidemiology in international basketball: a six-season study of the Great Britain men`s basketball team
Cresswell, T., Barden, C.Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine (2025)“…Objectives To report the injury epidemiology of the Great Britain`s (GB) men`s basketball team games and training over a 6-season period. …”
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Investigation of lower extremity injuries in men`s ice hockey: a 10-year analysis across the COVID-19 era
Kelley, M. G., Denwood, H., Shah, R., Yendluri, A., Dhanjani, S., Fitch, A., Berube, M., Li, X., Parisien, R. L.Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine (2025)“…The purpose of this study was to describe epidemiology and mechanism of injury of men`s icehockey-related lower extremity injuries treated in US emergency departments from 2013 to 2022. …”
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Injury differences between youth male and female American football players
Mikhail, D., Sugimoto, D., Tadros, M., Van Pelt, R., Radel, L., Soma, D., Ulman, S., Miller, S., Jones, J.Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine (2025)“…The current study aims to evaluate the differences in the epidemiology of injured body parts and injury diagnoses between youth male and female American football players. …”
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Shoulder injury patterns and trends in the national football league: an epidemiological analysis
Fares, M. Y., Daher, M., Boufadel, P., Singh, J., Bdeir, A., Koa, J., Lopez, J., Goltz, D., Abboud, J. A.Published in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (2025)“…The aim of this study was to explore the epidemiology of shoulder injuries in the National Football League (NFL). …”
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Facial injuries in the National Basketball Association: 2013-14 through 2017-18
Kuenstler, E. M., Leggit, J. C., Raiciulescu, S., Zhang, H., Boden, B. P.Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine (2024)“…Objective To describe the epidemiology, mechanisms, treatment, and disability for facial injuries in National Basketball Association (NBA) athletes. …”
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Injury scenarios of ankle sprains in the national football league: External rotation and eversion mechanisms
O`Cain, C. M., Spratley, E. M., Arbogast, K. B., Lessley, D. J., Evans, W. B., Cormier, J. M., Herzog, M. M., Weir, N., Crandall, J. R., Coughlin, M. J., Anderson, R. B.Published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine (2025)“…Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Ankle sprains reported during NFL games over 4 consecutive seasons (2017-2020) were identified through a query of the NFL Electronic Medical Record by an independent epidemiological company based on a set of clinical impression codes. …”
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Incidence, prevalence, and burden of health problems in elite female ice hockey players - A one-season prospective study
Wörner, T., Eek, F.Published in Translational Sports Medicine (2025)“…Introduction: Epidemiological studies on elite female ice hockey players are lacking but needed to tailor preventive efforts in this growing group of athletes. …”
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Acute injuries in male elite ice hockey players. A prospective cohort study
Hirvelä, J., Tuominen, M., Airaksinen, O., Hänninen, T., Lindblad, N., Ryhänen, H., Tikanto, J., Parkkari, J.Published in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Plus (2024)“…Background In Finland, elite level ice hockey injury studies have not been conducted since 1990s. Epidemiological data is needed for developing injury prevention. …”
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Time to level the playing field between men and women - given similar injury incidence: a two-season analysis of match injuries in elite men and women's (super league) rugby league
Scantlebury, S., Jones, B., Owen, C., Brown, J., Collins, N., Fairbank, L., Till, K., Phillips, G., Stokes, K., Whitehead, S.Published in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2024)“…Design A prospective cohort epidemiological study. Methods Time loss match injury data were collected over a two-season period from all men's (11,301 exposure hours) and women's (5,244 exposure hours) Super League clubs. …”
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Extrinsic risk factors for primary noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury in adolescents aged between 14 and 18 years: a systematic review
Crotti, M., Heering, T., Lander, N., Fox, A., Barnett, L. M., Duncan, M. J.Published in Sports Medicine (2024)“…Discussion: The findings emphasise the need for further research to clarify the evidence about extrinsic risk factors and primary noncontact ACL injury in adolescents to develop ACL injury prevention guidelines that would help practitioners and researchers identify adolescents at risk and design future interventions. Future epidemiological studies should collect data about extrinsic factors as well as data about primary noncontact injury separately from secondary injuries or contact injuries to better inform primary noncontact ACL injury prevention in adolescents.…”
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Incidence of shoulder injury in elite wheelchair athletes differ between sports: A critically appraised topic
Fairbairn, J. R., Huxel Bliven, K. C.Published in Journal of Sport Rehabilitation (2019)“…Clinical Scenario: Until recently, injury epidemiology data on elite Paralympic athletes were limited. …”
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A systematic review of the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders in rugby players
Oftadeh-Moghadam, S., Gorczynski, P.Published in Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology (2024)“…One study included female rugby players. Epidemiological evidence comprising of rigorous diagnostic data and inclusive of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and other protected characteristics is needed to inform future mental health support in this population.…”
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Prospective study of maturation and injury in elite handball academy. Could `maturational status` be a risk factor for injury incidence in different handball team categories?
Mónaco, M., Lopez, F. S., Rincón, J. A. G., Ronsano, J. B. M., Toda, L. I., Rodas, G.Published in Apunts Sports Medicine (2024)“…Prospective study during two seasons, evaluating the sports injuries, maturity status and exposure time in hours in 133 young handball's players, under the UEFA methodology model for epidemiological studies. We discuss the maturity stage with different parameters, the Tanner's stage, puberty stages, peak high velocity, testicular volume, and the bone age. …”
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Injuries and overuse syndromes in rink hockey players
Husen, M., Burgsmüller, L., Burggraf, M., Jaeger, M., Dudda, M., Kauther, M.Published in Sportverletzung Sportschaden (2023)“…In this study, we reviewed and investigated injuries sustained by 108 German National League rink hockey players. We conducted an epidemiological cross-sectional study to determine sport-specific injuries and injury patterns in female and male rink hockey players. …”
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Epidemiology of international match injuries in Scottish rugby: A prospective cohort study
Bailey, S. J., Martindale, R., Engebretsen, L., Robson, J. P., Palmer, D.Published in International Journal of Sports Medicine (2023)“…Context specific injury surveillance fulfils governing bodies` duty of care to understand risks to player welfare, yet no contemporary match injury epidemiology studies exist for international players in Scotland. …”
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Strength and conditioning recommendations for female athletes: The Gaelic footballer
Duggan, J. D., Keane, K., Moody, J., Byrne, P. J., Malone, S., Collins, K., Ryan, L.Published in Strength and Conditioning Journal (2023)“…Recommendations within this article include a needs analysis, female injury epidemiology, physical and physiological demands, female physiology, strength training, and specific conditioning guidelines based on the sport. …”
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Epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in elite wheelchair basketball players over a whole season - a prospective cohort study
Weith, M., Junge, A., Rolvien, T., Kluge, S., Hollander, K.Published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2023)“…Background Wheelchair basketball is an adaptation of pedestrian basketball and one of the most popular Paralympic sports worldwide. The epidemiology of health problems in wheelchair basketball has been prospectively studied only during the Paralympic Games, the 2018 World Championships, the 2021 South America Wheelchair Basketball Championship, and one season of two American intercollegiate wheelchair basketball teams. …”