Injury surveillance in elite Paralympic athletes with limb deficiency: a retrospective analysis of upper quadrant injuries.
Amputee
Elite sport
Injury surveillance
Limb deficiency
Paralympic medicine
Shoulder injury
Journal
BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation
ISSN: 2052-1847
Titre abrégé: BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101605016
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
18
02
2020
accepted:
15
05
2020
entrez:
16
6
2020
pubmed:
17
6
2020
medline:
17
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Compared to injury surveillance in Olympic athletes relatively little literature exists for Paralympic athletes. Injury surveillance data underpin design and evaluation of injury prevention strategies in elite sport. The aim of this study is investigate upper quadrant injuries in elite athletes with limb deficiency. A retrospective analysis of upper quadrant injuries in elite athletes with limb deficiency with available data (2008-2016) was conducted using medical notes extracted from English Institute of Sport (EIS) records. Eligibility criteria included funded athletes, eligible for EIS physiotherapy support with an upper and/or lower limb disability arising from full or partial limb deficiency. A total 162 injuries from 34 athletes were included. Participant characteristics: 20 males (59%), from 9 sports, with mean age 27 years (range 16-50 years) and 15 with congenital limb loss (44%). Athletes age 20-29 years experienced most injuries, four per athlete. The glenohumeral joint was the reported injury site (23%, Elite athletes with limb deficiency experience upper quadrant injuries, with glenohumeral joint the most frequently reported. The quality and consistency of data reported limits definitive conclusions, although findings highlight the importance of precision and accuracy in recording injury surveillance to enable implementation of effective injury prevention strategies.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Compared to injury surveillance in Olympic athletes relatively little literature exists for Paralympic athletes. Injury surveillance data underpin design and evaluation of injury prevention strategies in elite sport. The aim of this study is investigate upper quadrant injuries in elite athletes with limb deficiency.
METHODS
METHODS
A retrospective analysis of upper quadrant injuries in elite athletes with limb deficiency with available data (2008-2016) was conducted using medical notes extracted from English Institute of Sport (EIS) records. Eligibility criteria included funded athletes, eligible for EIS physiotherapy support with an upper and/or lower limb disability arising from full or partial limb deficiency.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total 162 injuries from 34 athletes were included. Participant characteristics: 20 males (59%), from 9 sports, with mean age 27 years (range 16-50 years) and 15 with congenital limb loss (44%). Athletes age 20-29 years experienced most injuries, four per athlete. The glenohumeral joint was the reported injury site (23%,
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Elite athletes with limb deficiency experience upper quadrant injuries, with glenohumeral joint the most frequently reported. The quality and consistency of data reported limits definitive conclusions, although findings highlight the importance of precision and accuracy in recording injury surveillance to enable implementation of effective injury prevention strategies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32537168
doi: 10.1186/s13102-020-00183-y
pii: 183
pmc: PMC7288474
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
36Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interestsNone.
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