Investigation of lower extremity injuries in men's ice hockey: a 10-year analysis across the COVID-19 era.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 ORTHOPEDICS

Physician and Sportsmedicine Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI:10.1080/00913847.2025.2463873

Mary Grace Kelley, Hayley Denwood, Reanna Shah, Avanish Yendluri, Suraj Dhanjani, Ashlyn Fitch, Megan Berube, Xinning Li, Robert L Parisien

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Abstract

Objectives: Over one-third of icehockey injuries involve the lower extremity (LE). The purpose of this study was to describe epidemiology and mechanism of injury of men's icehockey-related lower extremity injuries treated in US emergency departments from 2013 to 2022.

Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database was retrospectively queried for LE injuries related to men's ice hockey (product code 1279) from 2013 to 2022. Demographics, injury characteristics, and disposition were recorded. Injury mechanism was summarized from the supplied narrative. National estimates (NE) were calculated using the provided NEISS sample weight. Linear regression was used to evaluate injurytrends.

Results: There were 832 cases (NE: 27469) of LE injuries in male ice hockey players from 2013-2022. Linear regression demonstrated increasing LE injuries in the post-COVID period (after the year 2020). The knee (34.7%, NE: 9,533) and ankle (29.4%, NE: 8,089) were most commonly injured. The most frequent injuries for the ankle (35.8%) and knee (30.5%) were strains/sprains. Skating sprains (15.1%, NE: 4,157) and slip and/or falls (14.2%, NE: 3,898) were the most common primary mechanisms of injury. Slip and/or falls (40.8%) and collisions with another player (23.9%) were most common secondarymechanisms of injury. Slip and/or falls, collisions with another player,and checking commonly injured the knee. There were no significant changes in ininjury incidence at any anatomical location or primary mechanism of injury overthe study period.

Conclusion: The knee and ankle were the most common location of lower extremityinjuries in male ice hockey players between 2013-2022. The knee was vulnerable to a variety of primary mechanisms ofinjury, including checking, collisions with other players, and slip and/or falls. Despite implementation of urgent orthopedic carecenters, allowance of additional foot protection, and facility improvements, the rate of post-COVID LE injuries have been increasing.

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男子冰球运动员下肢损伤调查：新冠肺炎时代的10年分析

目的：超过三分之一的冰球损伤涉及下肢（LE）。本研究的目的是描述2013年至2022年在美国急诊科治疗的男子冰球相关下肢损伤的流行病学和损伤机制。方法：回顾性查询国家电子伤害监测系统（NEISS）数据库中2013年至2022年与男子冰球相关的LE损伤（产品代码1279）。记录了人口统计学、损伤特征和处置情况。根据所提供的叙述，总结了损伤机制。使用提供的neiss样本权重计算国家估计值（NE）。采用线性回归评价损伤趋势。结果：2013-2022年共发生男子冰球运动员LE损伤832例（NE: 27469例）。线性回归表明，在2019冠状病毒病后（2020年之后），LE损伤增加。膝关节（34.7%,NE: 9533）和踝关节（29.4%,NE: 8089）是最常见的损伤。踝关节（35.8%）和膝关节（30.5%）最常见的损伤是拉伤/扭伤。滑冰扭伤（15.1%，东北地区：4157）和滑倒和/或跌倒（14.2%，东北地区：3898）是最常见的主要损伤机制。滑倒和/或摔倒（40.8%）以及与另一名球员的碰撞（23.9%）是最常见的继发性损伤机制。滑倒和/或摔倒，与另一名球员的碰撞，以及检查通常会伤到膝盖。在研究期间，任何解剖位置的损伤发生率或主要损伤机制均无显著变化。结论：2013-2022年男性冰球运动员下肢损伤最常见的部位为膝关节和踝关节。膝盖很容易受到各种主要伤害机制的伤害，包括冲撞、与其他球员的碰撞、滑倒和/或摔倒。尽管实施了紧急骨科护理中心，提供了额外的足部保护，并改善了设施，但covid - 19后LE损伤的发生率仍在增加。

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