RISK FACTORS FOR LOWER EXTREMITY INJURIES IN ELITE FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS

AIMS: Based on the limited evidence available about the intrinsic factors causing lower extremity injuries among Malaysian badminton players, this study was aimed to determine the relationship of demographic and physical characteristics to lower extremity injuries in young badminton players.METHODS: A cross-sectional study included badminton players between 14 and 24 years of age, categorized into case and control groups. Participants diagnosed with lower limb injuries were designated as cases, and those with no reported injuries were designated as controls. Personal information including demographic data, level of athlete and injury history was collected using a questionnaire. Independent t-test was used to analyze the differences between intrinsic characteristics in cases and controls. Pearson's χ2 was applied to evaluate the association between risk factors and general lower limb injuries, knee injuries and ankle injuries, with 95% confidence interval (CI). A p value of ≤0.05 was considered significant.RESULTS: A total of 106 young badminton players (83 males, 23 females) were recruited, of whom 42 participants were allocated as the case group, and 64 participants were allocated as the control group. A total of 60 lower extremity injuries were reported among the 42 players of the case group. The overall mean age of the sample was 18.7±5 years (minimum 14 years and maximum 24 years). Mean age of the participants in the case group was 16.92±2.99 years. The most common injuries reported were ankle joint injuries, followed by knee and hip injuries. Participants of the younger age group (14-19 years old) were found to have a higher risk for lower extremity injures compared to those of the older age group (20-24 years old) (odds ratio [OR], 3.39; 95%CI, 1.15-10.01; p=0.023). Increased true limb length discrepancy was identified among the participants with lower extremity injuries (OR, 4.57, 95%CI, 1.2-17.24; p=0.016) and this discrepancy was strongly associated with ankle injuries (OR, 7.25; 95%CI, 1.85-28.57; p=0.002). There was no significant relationship between lower extremity injuries and gender, limb dominance or Q-angle.CONCLUSIONS: Lower extremity injuries in young badminton players were predominantly located in ankle and knee joints. Younger age and increase in true limb length discrepancy were identified as risk factors for lower extremity injuries in the study sample.

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Risk Factors for Lower-Extremity Injuries Among Contemporary Dance Students

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine ◽

10.1097/jsm.0000000000000533 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Christine van Seters ◽

Rogier M. van Rijn ◽

Marienke van Middelkoop ◽

Janine H. Stubbe

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Lower Extremity ◽

Contemporary Dance ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Extremity Injuries

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Risk factors for lower extremity injuries among male marathon runners

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ◽

10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00768.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 691-697 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

M. Van Middelkoop ◽

J. Kolkman ◽

J. Van Ochten ◽

S. M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra ◽

B. W. Koes

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Lower Extremity ◽

Marathon Runners ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Extremity Injuries

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Proprioception is not associated with lower extremity injuries in U21 high-level football players

European Journal of Sport Science ◽

10.1080/17461391.2019.1662492 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 839-844

Author(s):

Parisa Namazi ◽

Mostafa Zarei ◽

Hamed Abbasi ◽

Fariborz Hovanloo ◽

Nikki Rommers ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lower Extremity ◽

Football Players ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Extremity Injuries ◽

High Level

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31 Risk factors for lower-extremity injuries among contemporary dance students

10.1136/bjsports-2019-scandinavianabs.31 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Christine van Seters ◽

Rogier van Rijn ◽

Marienke van Middelkoop ◽

Janine Stubbe

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Lower Extremity ◽

Contemporary Dance ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Extremity Injuries

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Functional Return to Play after Surgical Treatment of Lower-Extremity Injuries using Global Positioning System Profiles in Elite College Football Players

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics ◽

10.1177/2473011417s000401 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 2473011417S0004

Author(s):

Norman Waldrop ◽

Lyle Cain ◽

Benton Emblom ◽

Michael Ryan

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Lower Extremity ◽

Return To Sport ◽

Return To Play ◽

Football Players ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Global Positioning ◽

Data Points ◽

Extremity Injuries ◽

Functional Movements

Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: Return to sport criteria after surgical treatment of lower extremity injuries are highly variable and without consensus. Thigh measurements assessing atrophy, single-leg hop testing and isokinetic strength measurements are commonly used metrics when considering return to sport after surgical treatment of lower-extremity injuries. Yet, these modalities are limited in scope, as they do not fully or accurately evaluate functional movements required in elite athletics. Alternatively, using new Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, a wide breadth of functional movements can be tracked for each athlete, which can be used as a comparative self-control in the event of an injury. This data proposes a more comprehensive, dynamic and longitudinal comparison of athlete performance, which may more accurately reflect functional return to sport in elite athletes after surgery. Methods: Over a three-year period, GPS data was collected on thirteen elite American College Football players at a single FBS Subdivision University. A total of 300 data points per athlete were collected for every practice, scrimmage and game starting in spring prep and extending through regular season, and post-season play. A total of 5.7 million data points including total distance traveled, average and maximum velocity, acceleration profiles, and explosive change of direction through inertial movement analysis were prospectively collected and analyzed. Individual pre-injury GPS functional profiles for each of the thirteen athletes were used as baseline, healthy comparisons, and functional recovery was determined prospectively during return to play progression after lower extremity surgery. Return to sport was allowed when post-operative GPS profiles demonstrated equivalence or superiority of all parameters compared to pre-injury measurements. Results: All thirteen players returned to sport after all measured parameters were equal to or greater than pre-injury levels. Conclusion: Modern GPS technology employed during preseason, regular season and post-season establishes an individualized, baseline, profile of lower-extremity function which allows for postoperative comparison and prospective assessment of safe return to play in elite football players.

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