The Effect of Field Condition and Shoe Type on Lower Extremity Injuries in American Football

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• Personal Author:
  Foster DT ; Iacovelli JN ; Schiltz T ; Thomas G ; Wu H ; Yang J
• Description:
  Background/aim: Considerable improvement has been made in football field surfaces and types of shoe, yet relatively few epidemiological studies have investigated their roles in the risk of football injuries. This study examined the effects of field surface, surface condition and shoe type on the likelihood of lower extremity football injuries. Methods: Deidentified data from 188 players from one division I university football team during the 2007-2010 seasons were analysed. Lower extremity injury rate and rate ratio, along with 95% confidence limits, were calculated by football activity, playing surface condition and shoe type. Results: A total of 130 lower extremity injuries were sustained, with an overall lower extremity injury rate of 33.5/10 000 athlete-sessions. The lower extremity injury rate was 2.61 times higher when the surface condition was abnormal compared with when the surface condition was normal. During games, the risk for lower extremity injury was 3.34 times higher (95% CI 1.70 to 6.56) on artificial turf compared with natural grass. However, this trend was not statistically significant in practice sessions. Furthermore, neither the number of shoe cleats nor the height of the shoe top was statistically associated with risk of lower extremity injuries. Conclusions: Football players who played on artificial turf or when the surface condition was abnormal were susceptible to lower extremity injuries. Evidence from this study suggests that further research into playing surfaces and shoe types may provide fruitful opportunities to reduce injuries to collegiate football players. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Athletes Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Environmental Factors Environmental Hazards Foot Injuries Footwear Injuries Injury Prevention Lower Extremities Risk Factors Shoe Manufacturing Sports Injuries Sports Medicine Walking Surfaces Work Environment

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• ISSN:
  0306-3674
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062341
• Citation:
  Br J Sports Med 2013 Aug; 47(12):789-793
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Jingzhen Yang, Department of Social and Behavioral Science, College of Public Health, Kent State University, 305E Lowry Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA
• Email:
  jyang23@kent.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  British Journal of Sports Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:961107f6361c06fe3c9b7f963bf270cf1d704b2e20362026d81ea06509e6768c3d7c9f0dc9b0e4f007d0e47f5ef7cface5d859027650be4e06ff8068d966a2cb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225608/cdc_225608_DS1.pdf
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