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- Title
An Analysis of Specific Lower Extremity Injury Rates on Grass and FieldTurf Playing Surfaces in National Football League Games: 2000-2009 Seasons.
- Authors
Hershman, Elliott B.; Anderson, Robert; Bergfeld, John A.; Bradley, James P.; Coughlin, Michael J.; Johnson, Robert J.; Spindler, Kurt P.; Wojtys, Edward; Powell, John W.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study comparing rates of injuries from games played on natural grass surfaces with those from games played on the artificial surface FieldTurf, based on the hypothesis that there is no difference in the rate of knee sprains and ankle sprains during National Football League (NFL) games. Data including the injury diagnosis, the date of injury, and the surface at the time of injury were analysed from the injury surveillance system, which indicated no significant difference.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); ANKLE injuries; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament injuries; COMPARATIVE studies; CONFIDENCE intervals; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; FOOT; FOOTBALL injuries; RESEARCH methodology; MULTIVARIATE analysis; POISSON distribution; PUBLIC health surveillance; SPRAINS; WEATHER; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; SPORTS events; PROFESSIONAL athletes; BODY movement; MEDIAL collateral ligament (Knee); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 10, p2200
- ISSN
0363-5465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0363546512458888