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- Title
Incidence of Tendinopathy in Team Sports in a Multidisciplinary Sports Club Over 8 Seasons.
- Authors
Florit, Daniel; Pedret, Carles; Casals, Martí; Malliaras, Peter; Sugimoto, Dai; Rodas, Gil
- Abstract
Tendinopathy is a critical medical condition that often hinders level of participation for professional and young athletes in many sports. The purpose of the study was to describe the incidence and severity of tendinopathy in a multi-sport club with professional and youth teams. We performed a retrospective epidemiological study. Incidence of tendinopathy in players (n = 3839; 8-38 years, professional and youth) was reviewed over 8 seasons (2008- 2016) in 5 team sports: football, basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal. Team physicians diagnosed and classified tendinopathies according to anatomical location, sport types, playing category, sex, playing surface, lost training time, and severity (time to return to play). Injuries were coded using OSICS-10, and incidence of tendinopathies were calculated as the number of injuries per 100 players per season. The total relative frequency of tendinopathy (versus total injuries) was 22% (843/3839) over 8 seasons from 360 in youth and 483 in professional teams. The incidence of injury was the highest in professional basketball [69.9, 95%CI: (58.0-81.4)] followed by professional roller hockey [64.4, 95%CI: (47.3-85.6)], and professional futsal [36.2, 95%CI: (27.3 -47.1)]. The most incidences commonly affected tendons were the patellar [11.7, 95%CI: (10.0-13.5)] and Achilles [10.3, 95%CI: (8.5-12.5)]. Tendinopathies represent a significant number of injuries in team sports and are more common in professional than youth teams, especially basketball and roller hockey. Additional studies are needed to understand associated time-loss and impact on performance, and to develop prevention strategies for high risk sports.
- Subjects
SPAIN; BASKETBALL; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; FOOTBALL; HANDBALL; HOCKEY; PROFESSIONAL sports; SPORTS injuries; TENDINOPATHY; TEAM sports; DISEASE incidence; ACHILLES tendinitis; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4, p780
- ISSN
1303-2968
- Publication type
Article