EPIDEMIOLOGY OF US HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS-RELATED LIGAMENTOUS ANKLE INJURIES, 2005/06-2010/11

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin J Sport Med
• Personal Author:
  Swenson, David M. ; Collins, Christy L. ; Fields, Sarah K. ; Comstock, R. Dawn
• Description:
  Objective
  
  Describe ankle injury epidemiology among US high school athletes in 20 sports.
  
  Design
  
  Descriptive prospective epidemiology study.
  
  Setting
  
  Sports injury data for the 2005/06–2010/11 academic years were collected using an internet-based injury surveillance system, Reporting Information Online (RIO).
  
  Participants
  
  A nationwide convenience sample of US high schools.
  
  Assessment of Risk Factors
  
  Injuries sustained as a function of sport and gender.
  
  Main Outcome Measures
  
  Ankle sprain rates and patterns, outcomes, and mechanisms.
  
  Results
  
  From 2005/06–2010/11, certified athletic trainers reported 5,373 ankle sprains in 17,172,376 athlete exposures [AEs], for a rate of 3.13 ankle sprains per 10,000 AEs. Rates were higher for girls than boys (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.17–1.34) in gender-comparable sports and higher in competition than practice for boys (RR 3.42, 95% CI 3.20–3.66) and girls (RR 2.71, 95% CI 2.48–2.95). The anterior talofibular ligament was most commonly injured (involved in 85.3% of sprains). Overall, 49.7% of sprains resulted in loss of participation from 1–6 days. While 0.5% of all ankle sprains required surgery, 6.6% of those involving the deltoid ligament required surgery. Athletes were wearing ankle braces in 10.6% of all sprains. The most common injury mechanism was contact with another person (42.4% of all ankle sprains).
  
  Conclusions
  
  Ankle sprains are a serious problem in high school sports, with high rates of recurrent injury and loss of participation from sport.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Ankle Injuries Article Athletic Injuries Confidence Intervals Female Humans Ligaments Male Population Surveillance Prospective Studies Sprains And Strains

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• Source:
  Clin J Sport Med. 23(3):190-196.
• Pubmed ID:
  23328403
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3640618
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  KL2 RR025754/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; R49/CE000674-01/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; R49/CE001172-01/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a8a39d4103a03069db27dd5cec9018b73da07831fb821c0ac3a3eb67d9cbc053
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29653/cdc_29653_DS1.pdf
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